Aaron Rodgers has loads of respect for Terry Bradshaw, who spent 14 years with — and gained 4 Tremendous Bowls for — the identical Steelers franchise that Rodgers is now tasked with quarterbacking.
However Bradshaw, who shredded Pittsburgh's choice to pursue Rodgers in Might as “a joke,” is barely basing these judgements off notion and “doesn't know me,” Rodgers stated in an interview with NFL Community on Saturday.
“I've recognized Terry for a very long time, being part of Fox,” Rodgers said. “Terry's a legend. He's an absolute legend. He gained 4 Tremendous Bowls. He's had a legendary profession within the media. However Terry, like lots of people, doesn't know me. So he's bought an thought of what he thinks about me primarily based on what I've accomplished, the documentary, what I've stated, darkness retreat, regardless of the hell you wish to speak about.”
When Bradshaw appeared on Arkansas' 103.7 The Buzz in Might, Rodgers' one-year, $13.65 million deal was nonetheless greater than every week away from being official, and the Steelers had been nonetheless ready — and ready, and ready — on Rodgers to resolve whether or not he'd play a twenty first NFL season or stroll away.
And when the 41-year-old opted to play what he acknowledged will possible be his remaining marketing campaign, he turned tasked with erasing the obstacles and struggles from his final two seasons with the Jets — a torn Achilles simply 4 snaps into 2023 and a few of the worst numbers of his profession in 2024, respectively — and be sure that Pittsburgh's 21-year streak of not having a dropping season stays intact.
Bradshaw, although, would've most well-liked a special choice at quarterback.
“That's a joke. That's, simply to me, is a joke,” Bradshaw stated on the time. “What are you going to do, carry him in for one 12 months, are you kidding me? That man wants to remain in California. Go someplace and chew on bark and whisper to the gods on the market.”
Rodgers, when particularly requested about Bradshaw's feedback, joked that “I whisper to the gods each single day” and prolonged an open invitation to get to know Bradshaw “on a deeper degree if he's open to it.”
“I really feel like if he gave me an opportunity to get to know him then we'd have an excellent friendship,” Rodgers advised NFL Community, “as a result of for me I've nothing however the utmost quantity of respect and deference for what the greats have accomplished as a result of they laid the muse for us to have the ability to play on this nice recreation, to be paid like kings. … So I'd like to get to know Terry on a deeper degree if he's open to it. Possibly we will go chew some bark, or regardless of the hell he's speaking about, collectively.”
Rodgers, who revealed after signing with the Steelers that he bought married within the offseason, will face his former group in Week 1 after they journey to MetLife Stadium for a matchup with the Jets.
