Current:Home > NewsEx-Packers returner Amari Rodgers vents about not getting Aaron Rodgers 'love' as rookie -WealthMindset Learning
Ex-Packers returner Amari Rodgers vents about not getting Aaron Rodgers 'love' as rookie
View
Date:2025-04-25 20:37:05
Aaron Rodgers is doing everything these days to make the rookies on the New York Jets feel at home.
Like actually letting them stay in his home.
"He said I could stay in his guest house if I wanted to," third-round draft pick Malachi Corley said recently during the team's rookie minicamp. "Just trying to stay with him. Be a fly on the wall."
NEVER MISS A SNAP: Sign up for our NFL newsletter for exclusive content
Will he accept Rodgers' offer?
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
"Damn right I will," the Western Kentucky alum said.
That kind of red-carpet welcome caught the attention of former Green Bay Packers wide receiver and returner Amari Rodgers.
Amari Rodgers took to social media to vent and claimed Aaron Rodgers never gave him that kind of hospitality.
"Promise this helps him play better as a Rookie," Amari Rodgers wrote in a since-deleted tweet on X, formerly Twitter. "If only I had this type of love coming into GB, but to each his own."
Amari Rodgers' short career in Green Bay was forgettable. The Packers selected him in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft where they hoped he could be a next Randall Cobb type of player. That never came close to happening. He was cut after just 26 total games midway through the 2022 season.
He didn't catch on in the receiving game, finishing with just eight receptions for 85 yards and no touchdowns with the Packers.
It was also a disaster for him as a kickoff and punt returner.
Rodgers had two fumbles as a rookie on special teams and then it got worse his second season. He had five fumbles in 10 games before his release. The final straw came after he fumbled a punt in a home game against the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 13 with the score tied at 14-14. His miscue led to a quick Cowboys touchdown four plays later.
Rodgers ended that season with the Houston Texans. He spent time in 2023 with the Indianapolis Colts − only appearing on the active roster for three games − before he was released in late October.
The 24-year-old is playing for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League this spring. In six games, Rodgers has eight catches for 140 yards and one touchdown.
veryGood! (1895)
Related
- British golfer Charley Hull blames injury, not lack of cigarettes, for poor Olympic start
- Georgia high school baseball player dies a month after being hit in the head by a bat
- Woman, 3 children found dead in burning Indiana home had been shot, authorities say
- JetBlue pilot says he took off quickly to avoid head-on crash with incoming plane: I hope you don't hit us
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- Wife of American held hostage by the Taliban fears time is running out
- They're in the funny business: Cubicle comedians make light of what we all hate about work
- Chase Stokes Reveals What He Loves About Kelsea Ballerini
- Olympic disqualification of gold medal hopeful exposes 'dark side' of women's wrestling
- AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Ranking
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Two men charged after 'killing spree' of 3,600 birds, including bald eagles, prosecutors say
- Shooting of Palestinian college students came amid spike in gun violence in Vermont
- Women's college volleyball to follow breakout season with nationally televised event on Fox
- Tropical rains flood homes in an inland Georgia neighborhood for the second time since 2016
- College football bowl game rankings: The 41 postseason matchups from best to worst
- 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' final season, premiere date announced by HBO
- Jill Biden releases White House Christmas video featuring tap dancers performing The Nutcracker
Recommendation
Connie Chiume, South African 'Black Panther' actress, dies at 72
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Actor Andre Braugher's Cause of Death Revealed
Youngkin pledges to seek mental health legislation in honor of Irvo Otieno
Kirk Herbstreit goes on rant against Florida State fans upset about playoff snub
PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day Wednesday August 7, 2024
More nature emojis could be better for biodiversity
Kirk Herbstreit goes on rant against Florida State fans upset about playoff snub
Deion Sanders' comments to rival coach revealed: 'You was talkin' about my mama'