Julian Edelman calls out Aaron Rodgers no-showing Jets mandatory minicamp: 'Bad look'


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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers caused waves when he wasn’t among his teammates at mandatory minicamp from June 11 to 13. 

Rodgers was seen at some Jets OTAs, but when he was required to be in Florham Park, New Jersey, on One Jets Drive, he was absent. And the franchise considered it "unexcused."

New England Patriots legendary receiver Julian Edelman made an appearance on Fox Sports "The Herd with Colin Cowherd," where he admitted he thought it was a "bad look" for Rodgers not to be present.

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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) gestures during a practice at the NFL football team's training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Tuesday, May 21, 2024.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

"I think it’s a bad look for your leader, for whatever reason, to go and miss an unexcused absence," Edelman said. 

"I was with Tom Brady in his 25th year or 23rd year, and he started missing OTAs here and there, but he never missed a mandatory minicamp. I just thought it was a bad look."

Edelman went on to explain why he had this feeling when seeing Rodgers not with the Jets. 

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"I know a lot of people do things differently," he began. "But God forbid the New York Jets start 1-3 at the beginning of the season, which they start with the [San Francisco] Niners, Tennessee [Titans], [New England] Patriots and someone else regardless. We all know the Patriots are no good, but that defense is