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Aaron Rodgers defends Egyptian excursion that earned him $50K Jets fine
NY Post
Aaron Rodgers spoke on Wednesday about the controversial trip he took to Egypt in June and the trip he is planning to New Orleans next February.
The Jets quarterback was on the field Wednesday for the team’s first training camp practice.
A year after coming to the Jets and generating so much excitement before the disappointment of his Week 1 injury, Rodgers looked like himself throwing the football and then stepped behind the microphone for a State of Aaron session.
It was the first time Rodgers spoke to local reporters since missing the team’s mandatory minicamp in June for his Egyptian vacation. Rodgers defended his decision.
“I made it a point to be at every OTA,” Rodgers said. “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.
“[Coach] Robert [Saleh] 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.”