When the NY Jets had a mandatory minicamp during the 2024 offseason, their superstar QB Aaron Rodgers was on an Egypt Trip. He described it as his bucket-list destination. Even then, HC Robert Saleh had some issues, but they later downplayed it and claimed everything was fine. 15 weeks into the season, the Jets are out of the playoff race. But the controversy about the Egypt Trip is not going away.

Shannon Sharpe was talking to Chad ‘chadOchocinco’ Johnson during the December 19 episode of his show Nightcap. He made some strong remarks about A-Rod’s Egypt Trip and said, “Rodgers and Adams have played together for a number of years. Garrett Wilson is probably thinking, ‘Bro, we could have built some chemistry if you had your a– here. When we were supposed to be building chemistry, you were at the pyramids or you were in Egypt and you wrote this off as being unimportant.’ That’s how you build chemistry by working on it especially, when we don’t have chemistry, when we haven’t worked together.” That’s true.

Garett Wilson was in his 2nd year when Aaron Rodgers arrived at the Jets in 2023. But the veteran didn’t play any game after suffering an Achilles injury in the first game. This year, he went to Egypt during the offseason. But did it really affect the team bonding? After returning from the trip, A-Rod was with his team, practicing and finding the groove.

Even if we look at Wilson’s stats, he has done better this year. In 14 games this year as a starting WR, he has scored 6 touchdowns, most in one season. He also looks to set to better his career high 95 receptions and 1042 receiving yards as he is currently on 84 receptions and 933 yards. Compared to his rookie year, where he won Rookie of the Year, he has done better. Sharpe’s point of contention is that in his rookie year, Wilson played with a subpar QB compared to Aaron. So this year he should have had better stats.

Rather than bonding, it was more of a control issue, as Saleh and Rodgers didn’t agree on most of the terms. The veteran’s attitude of speaking his heart out didn’t help matters. However, his attitude hasn’t changed.

Ryan Clark warns Aaron Rodgers

During the December 10 episode of The Pat McAfee Show, the QB called out the analysts and claimed that the former players wanted to stay relevant and popular by making irrelevant comments. But Ryan Clark did not take it lightly and had called him a ‘fraud’. On December 17, he again came to McAfee’s show and claimed that anyone who takes his name should speak about their achievements first.

Amid this continuing back and forth, Ryan Clark has come out with a final warning to Aaron Rodgers that read, “If you continue to be arrogant, or smug, or hypocritical, and it pertains to my job, I’m gonna do it.” He also talked about A-Rod’s stats, his 21st rank in the league in QBR, and the Jets 4-10 record.

The situation can only get controlled if both sides take a milder approach. In 2024, Aaron Rodgers has not performed to the best of his abilities. With 305 of 488 passes (62.5% completion rate) in 3,255 passing yards with 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, his performance has not been the best. Clark also needs to cool down a bit in his criticism.

The fans are enjoying the fight between them. But it shows the league in a bad light. That’s not what the true fans would like.