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Former Jets QB has brutally honest take on Aaron Rodgers

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao | Last updated Nov 12, 2024 2:26 AM ET

Add former New York Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason to the growing list of Aaron Rodgers’ critics.

On Monday, Esiason appeared on his “Boomer and Gio” show and shared his sentiments on Rodgers’ arduous tenure with the Jets. According to the 63-year-old, Rodgers’ outsized influence appears to have done more harm than good to the Jets organization.

“I hate to say, it’s like Aaron Rodgers has completely sucked the air out of the building,” Esiason said. “And I think so many guys are deferring to who he is in their minds. In their minds, and in my mind, he is a first-ballot Hall-of-Fame player, one of the great quarterbacks, when he was in his prime, that we have ever seen. … But since he has come here over the last two years, every player on this team, I feel like, has deferred everything to him.”

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Esiason pointed to former Jets wide receiver Mike Williams as an example. New York traded Williams to the Pittsburgh Steelers not long after Rodgers publicly criticized the veteran wideout. Esiason noted how Williams showed up to Pittsburgh with “such a big smile” and “was so happy like he was so unencumbered” after leaving Rodgers and the Jets behind.

Williams caught the game-winning touchdown for his new squad in his first game with the Steelers on Sunday. He later seemingly threw shade at Rodgers on social media.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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