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The quarterback said Wednesday that his focus
is fully on the field following an offseason in which he was
discussed as a vice presidential candidate before his
"unexcused" absence to travel to Egypt in June. The Jets fined
him $50,000 for the missed practices.
"I was at the physical day, as a part of the minicamp. Missed
the two practices. Had talks with all my teammates about it. I
think they understood it was more of an issue outside of the
building than it was inside the building," Rodgers said. "Robert
and I are great -- we had great conversations throughout the
offseason. Had a fun one last night in his office until later
on. It is what it is. I'm an adult. I knew what I was getting
into. I knew the fine that was coming and also knew how much I
wanted to be in Egypt. I wish there hadn't been a conflict
scheduling-wise, but it was what it was."
The four-time NFL MVP was acquired by the Jets in April 2023 but
only four snaps into his first regular-season game with the
team, he was lost for the season, taking the Jets'
playoff-positive outlook with him.
Rodgers, 40, said he needs time on the field to get over the
hump and all the way back to his pre-injury form. He estimated
he's 95 percent recovered.
"I feel great," Rodgers said. "The numbers -- we track all the
numbers out west where I work out and have for a decade -- my
movement stuff is tracking the exact same as last year.
Actually, a little bit stronger with some of the squatting that
we did. I just need the reps. The last 5 percent of being 100
percent is just the mental part."
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