SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Aaron Rodgers, facing a different team for the first time as the New York Jets' quarterback, got a little sampling of what playing the position was like for his predecessors.
Rodgers, who was pressured by the Carolina Panthers' pass rush in a joint practice Wednesday, ended a spotty day for the Jets' offense with an ugly three-and-out in a two-minute drill.
Perhaps for the first time, Rodgers' teammates sensed frustration from their new quarterback. «I sensed frustration from everybody — everybody on the O-line, Aaron, the coaches,» center Connor McGovern said. «You can't go three-and-out in a two-minute drive like that.… I think there was disappointment from the whole team.» Before a larger-than-usual crowd at Wofford College — 10,217 tickets were distributed — Rodgers was flushed from the pocket on his final two plays and threw incomplete passes, an abrupt end to the day for the Jets' first-string offense.
Meanwhile, Panthers rookie quarterback Bryce Young marched the length of the field in the two-minute drill for a field goal against the Jets' defensive starters.