The biggest test for the Aaron Rodgers-led Jets comes early this year, hosting the Bills on Monday Night Football. It just so happens to fall on September 11, and that’s where this gets a little awkward.
Aaron Rodgers may be a 9/11 truther, and his first Jets game is on 9/11
Okay then.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
We don’t need to bloviate on the significance of 9/11, and having two New York teams face off will mean a lot on a day of remembrance. However, this is also the first time Rodgers’, shall we say “unique” way of thinking will run head-first into being the face of the Jets.
Former Packers QB DeShon Kizer revealed in 2022 that he was once asked by Rodgers “you believe in 9/11?”
Possibly believing in 9/11 conspiracy theories isn’t a new thing to the NFL. Pete Carroll has been rumored to do so for years— but it’s really different when you’re the face of the New York Jets, rather than playing for a team hundreds of miles away.
Rodgers’ brand of “free thinking” was always going to cause some cognitive dissonance for Jets fans. New York is much, much different place than Wisconsin — and fans might need to have to grapple with Rodgers’ personal politics a lot earlier than they expected the first time he takes the field in the regular season.
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