Keyshawn Johnson was correct in predicting that the New York Jets would move on from Aaron Rodgers, which means he gets to keep his pants on. After witnessing the appointment of his former teammate Aaron Glenn as the next head coach, Johnson expressed such confidence that he vowed to walk from his home to the FS1 studios in nothing but his underwear if the Jets decided to retain the 40-year-old quarterback for the upcoming season.
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“If he does, then I’m walking from Calabasas at 4 a.m. in the morning, to the studio, with nothing on but boxers,” Johnson shared with his Speak co-hosts last month. “So I’m saying this with a lot of confidence.” This week, the Jets officially spared Johnson from having to make that embarrassing commute by announcing their decision to part ways with Rodgers. Despite some recent speculation about the Jets retaining Rodgers for another year, Johnson was unfazed.
“I know you’ve been playing on it because you really thought I was gonna have to walk,” Johnson told Paul Pierce following the announcement. “What I have is the smarts to know what I’m looking at…If Aaron Rodgers had 12 games like he played the last three or four games, then I would tell you he’ll be back for a year. But he’s given us nothing in two seasons. Now you take that and you put that on top of everything else that Aaron Rodgers does and gets involved in. You know coaches don’t want that.”
Especially rookie head coaches. While the Jets might struggle to find a better quarterback than Rodgers next season, they could ultimately be better off without him. And as for Keyshawn Johnson, he can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing he won’t have to worry about walking to work in his underwear.
