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Live from New York it’s the show that is only one hour today so we’ve got to take all of our energy compact it down so we’ve got to be extra special today so you’re in luck uh it’s first things first starting quarterback Aaron roders is reportedly on the short list to be

The running mate of independent candidate for president Robert Kennedy Jr also on the list former Minnesota governor in boa Enthusiast Jesse The Body Ventura according to the New York Times both have quote welcome Med the overtures Jets PR did not weigh in when asked for comment to the athletic s

Gardner however has saying Oh Aaron is about to become the vice president that’s why he hasn’t been answering my text messages H so that’s from s Garder Nick do you have a comment I do Wilds can you go back I apologize to your script the the New York Times reported

That both of them have the welcome to the Overture so have not have not dismissed it denied it not said it’s it’s not being reported that this is something RFK would like but Aaron’s like you know conflicts with my day job um okay so now that we have that uh

Settled Aaron Rogers should just retire his heart’s not in it he has other interests God bless him Steph Curry you know I don’t want to say floated was asked yesterday actually would you ever run for office one day and his answer was maybe like so the idea of

The athlete Bill Bradley Brew who I think you covered in high school um was a senator for Jack yeah I mean there’s plenty of people athletes turned politicians and Aaron roders can what you can’t do is both in a world where Baker Mayfield still gets criticized for a couple days of uh Insurance

Commercials during the off seon I don’t think you can weigh or balance quarterback for the Jets with you know the VP debate between weeks five and six I don’t think it’s a realistic game plan and I know that people are expecting me to call Aaron Rogers disingenuous because he is the

Most disingenuous athlete of my lifetime and for those people you’re in luck because here was Aaron Rodgers the last time he was in the Jets facility what he said that needs to be the biggest focus of their offseason let’s take a listen unless of course I’m talking about

Myself the ultimate do as I say not as I do and so I think that the New York Jets this is tantamount to brew parents whose kid is a child star and the bread winner of the family an 11-year-old that’s in a huge movie that they went from a working

Class family to millionaires but it’s all the kids money and he’s figured it out he’s like I’m in charge here they can’t do anything to me cuz I’m pulling the pur strings well ja’s an adult at least but sure but imagine a child an actual child uh uh and when Robert Salah

And Joe Douglas only have their jobs because Aaron likes them then he knows I can do this I cannot rebut it I cannot deny it in fact I can consider yeah I mean he’s probably not going to win and if he does we’ll cross that bridge when

He gets there so I think it’s embarrassing and I think that if this is what Aaron even for the yes and embarrassing for Aaron because he is trying to pretend at least as of now that these are two that these are viable simultaneous PS and they’re not yeah

That part is ridiculous that these are both viable so let me start here in fairness to Aaron Rogers and I think he is obviously narcissistic I think you know that’s clear but In fairness to him when he did say we got to be all in all the other stuff that’s not about winning

Has to be out of the building all that he didn’t know he was going to be asked to run for vice president all right so I will give him that and I’m GNA be honest he’s 40 years old he’s clearly at the end of his road as far as

Playing football I don’t blame him even though I don’t think they would win obviously but I don’t blame him for like oh wow now if a Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson even in Aaron Rogers early in his career I don’t think they I think they’d be like no I’m a football player

And I want to have my career but now where Rogers is at I don’t blame him for like being intrigued by this I mean that would be great he seems like a guy that wants to talk about these things he want if he wants to run for VP that’s fine

And here’s the thing in two weeks we’re going to know so we’re GNA that they’re going to make their decision Robert Ken Robert Kennedy Jr is going to make his decision and I’m betting it won’t be Aaron Rogers but we’ll know in a couple of weeks so it doesn’t have to

Be a huge distraction now if it is Rogers he can’t play football I don’t want to hear anybody including him talk about I can run for vice president and play football if I’m the Jets I’m like this is our opportunity to cut ties and I get you’re right about the front

Office Joe Douglas Robert SOL at some point you just got to stand up like a man and say this is not going to work you cannot be running for vice president and play quarterback and then obviously but can I ask this question before you go so then they cut and trade for Justin

Field mean move off from him and his money so all right so two things one is the CNN reported that that RFK has made his decision just hasn’t announced it now whether or not he’s told Aaron or whatever it is that’s fine why what why would Aaron if he is want to play

Football why would he not say thanks but no thanks or if he really wants to do this why would he not say yeah we’re we’re going to need to have this not leak we’re going to need to have the fact that I might be your pick and if it

Does leak robertt I’m going to need you to go ahead and say it’s not me if it’s not me why would we allow this the what what is happening what he loves the attention he’s a narcissist so I agree he doesn’t mind it leaking do you think

It’s good for the Jets right now forgetting two week it’ll be over in a couple of weeks it’s free agency right now that’s right it’s it’s time to build your team right now yes but they right today they traded for an old right tackle you know why cuz they got an old

Quarterback they need they they’re making their plans under the offices that this guy is going to play quarterback for them and now Aaron Rogers who is never hesitant to find a microphone an interview anything to get his point across now we’re 24 hours removed from PFT commenters dog on

Twitter breaking this story by the way shout out to Leroy uh for it being the first one on it saying that Aaron roggers could be the the vice presidential candidate and he’s just letting it sit there how does that how does that not make you the biggest

Hypocrite in sports how can I show one other quote while before you go Aaron roders and Robert Salah when it came to Hard Knocks Aaron Rogers a lot of eyes on me a lot of eyes on’t team a lot of expectations are in Squad they forced it

Down our throats well how about when the international Foreign Press starts coming to training camp Aaron Sala several teams would love for Hard Knocks to be in their building we’re just not one of them well if you’re quarter back is flirting with a presidential run during an election year I would say

There’s going to be more eyes on the team but but Nick again it’ll be over in a few weeks it will let BR If he if the Jets are a joke if they let this dude run for vice president and be their quarterback of course that won’t happen

That’s I want to say now what they need to do is sit down and talk with him and if he really is going to be the VP then that’s where I I I was serious about the Justin field stuff sure that’s where it matters like they should go after Justin

Fields if if he’s not going to be there but I will say this and again I don’t think two months ago when Aaron Rogers said we got to be all in that he was thinking he had a chance to run for vice president and I think there’s always I I

Love it here I love our job there’s some things that if it came my way that I might want to entertain I’m sure it’s the same for both of us all three of us so but you know what I’m saying like I think this is something now I agree he’s

Disingenuous he’s narcissistic all that and this is hypocritical but I think this is something that I don’t blame him for entertaining okay sure I buy that I wish I had the same passion as you guys because I don’t it’s crossed the Rubicon to yeah whatever I’m in Prime yeah

Whatever Pro probably not mode with Aaron Rogers it’s like I’m going to host Jeopardy like you’re Pro probably not probably not going to be the host of Jeopardy I’m going to I’m going to uh be a packer next year like Pro probably not like I I I’m I’m I’m I’m IM I’m

Immunized you’re probably not dude you’re you’re probably not I’m going to come back this year don’t count me out I’ll be on that field if we make a you’re probably not dude I I was going to retire out of the out of the darkness Retreat like again you’re probably not

So he’s like he’s he’s weighing being the vice presidential candidate like it just hit me is probably not so I tried to you s the text right after the show and I had a pithy joke and then I kind of moved on and I think a lot of people

Are which is speaks to the fact that the what’s his next Act of attention that’s that’s what I’m interested in is is it after this goes away just like everything else has gone away it Peaks up and then it goes away does he have another card to play I I don’t know if

He does the the the attention for the warmth of the spotlight is hard after you go I agree with that and but I want to if I may and I think that was it was brilliantly done wild and you’re right which is your old buddy Bill Simmons

Called it 20 years ago the Tyson Zone yeah when someone entered he said Mike Tyson entered a place where someone could tell you anything did you see that Mike Tyson did X and you would believe it selling gummies of a Vander Holyfield’s ear it’s like wait what yeah and

So and Mike Tyson God bless him still in the Tyson Z Rogers has entered that where there is nothing I could text you about Aaron other than you know he was seen on a field doing the 40 that you wouldn’t believe and so there is that

Part of it bro I want to get back to something you said which is you said that we all have jobs that if so I agree with you but I’m also going to tell you this if you were like guys I’m letting you know I might be

Leaving the show I think I I got a chance they saw some of the grainy High School footage I think I might be the next quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens I’d be like you don’t take this job seriously buddy because you actually have no chance of that I know it sounds

Like a great job but you’re not going to get that job Aaron roders has no chance of being the next Vice President of the United States n no but does he have a chance of being Kennedy’s he has a chance saying Kennedy’s not going to win the priz I

Which is why so insulting right but he’s not leaving 52 guys on his team hanging I don’t know what Robert Kennedy’s he he’s he’s put the lady from Kur Your Enthusiasm in a tough spot aside from that he’s just his own guy we had some presidents I understand that we didn’t

Think would ever be president agree with you but you also become crazy you also agree that he’s he’s consider he is he is framing framing it as for a job he knows he wouldn’t get and that’s the part of me and I don’t even think he’s going to be named the vice president

Yeah I think it is what you I think it is the narcissistic attention complex of and the idea that when he doesn’t get it or when Kennedy doesn’t pick him or whatever that okay it’s in 2 weeks so it goes away you don’t think that this is a

Topic of conversation when the Jets meet the media for the first time you don’t think Bob salah’s got to deal with this Joe Douglas and you don’t think it then leads to this round of conversations so tell us Aaron what do you like about Robert Kennedy’s platform is that about

Football is that about is that any of those things I agree with you on that and and you could easily squash that that quickly like it let’s say he doesn’t get the nomin or you know the candidacy and it’s back to football and like you said all these questions are

Asked if you just dead it right you know what look guys yeah I thought about wanting to be a VP I mean you know but I it didn’t happen and now I’m zoned in on the jet you know it’s a day of maybe uncomfortable questions and you move on

If he if he would do that but he’ll probably entertain it and talk about it weekly with m or whatever and that would be a problem but if you could Deb it easily if he would do it they’re so far away from being a Super Bowl Contender

Super Bowl there that’s what he’s there to do they’re barely in the NFL that’s a good point wild I’m just say we have moved we you’re like it’s going to we’re he’s going to De it he wanted trophy I wrote down and I know I know you referenc Baker’s uh Baker’s commercial

Kyler plays video G you’re right it’s like man he’s not locked in now that might be a bigger time commitment than rfk’s whoever Lawrence told Sports Illustrated three years ago there’s also more to life than playing football Russell Wilson God forbid had an office he had an office and the phone be like

What’s going on here this guy’s not locked in we’re so far away don’t say take a shot at my office I’m know I was going to I was going to tee you up you know what all three of those guys have in common to they’ve all thrown for 300

Yards more Rec that’s true 26 games that should be his campaign I promise I will throw for 300 yard afternoon headlines uh check in on the Chiefs Patrick Mahomes meanwhile is restructuring his contract to open up about 21.5 million in cap space she’s already sign campaign chest okay CH

Chris Jones we’re waiting news on leria Sneed I don’t know what’s going on there uh Kansas City still relatively Qui quiet on the free agency front yeah uh is their quietness a chief concern peel back the curtain hubs really wants to make this Chief concern B thing free agency thus far for the

Chiefs literally could not have gone better uh there’s not one contract and I went through today my buddy Florio has his list of the top 103 I don’t know why it’s 103 I think it was 100 but then he added a few guys cuz they got cut top

103 free agents okay of the not not all of them have signed obviously there was not a single one of those free agent deals of a team like guy went to a new team that I saw I’m like ah wish the Chiefs would have done that not one yeah

They have to have a wide receiver well what are the tiers of wide receiver that have signed Michael Pitman for 70 million over three years no thank you Gabe next year Gabe Davis 39 million over three years no thank you I know you love him or the lowest Devonte Parker 5

Million for one year no thanks and so what now Mike Williams just got cut yeah Tyler Boyd is out there Hollywood Brown is out there Calvin Ridley’s out there do I think one of those guys might sign either a one-year Pro it deal or a ring

Chasing type of deal sure maybe but I also know that uh we’ve got Pro Football Focus bruise guys have 15 wide receivers ranked higher than Xavier worthy who just ran a 421 they’ve got and so they’re going to be able to get one in the draft and because of this if they

Want to keep sne they can they can keep sne on the franchise tag for a year if they want to so no I am there has not been a single player sign that I’m like damn Chiefs missed out on that so for me I’m fine with it no look I agree I mean

And after what happened last season you can’t nothing’s going to happen that’s going to really make you doubt the Chiefs the Chiefs look bad for the second half of the season I mean they were what five six and five over their last superl winning that no

I’m I’m talking about my point is the regular season they look bad yeah but the defense always looked good the defense and the defense is only going to get better because as you’ve talked about they’re young they kept Chris Jones especially if they keep Snee so the defense is going to get better

Offensively I would like to see him go get a receiver I know they’ll probably draft the guy and it is a deep draft Mike Williams man look maybe I like Mike Williams more than others but when the dude is healthy he is I know he has been

Able to stay but he is really good so he would be great with the Chiefs if they got him and you probably get him at a good price and then you drave somebody so no there’s no again if they got it done last year then you can’t say

They’re not GNA be able to get it done any year that Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid are there agree and listen I think I do think they’re going to sign they’re going to spend decent money either on a wide receiver or a tackle and whichever one they don’t is what their first round

Pick will be so like Tyron Smith is still out there uh want but they Donovan Smith Their Own left tackle not resigned yet so I think they I don’t think they’re going to stay totally out of it entirely they obviously added IR Smith Jr I don’t know why everyone’s

Overlooking that great tight end too they added there but the other thing that should should be noted is they’ve drafted the last few years so many guys that are big time contributors they also have to keep the money to pay them Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith they’re and

Right Guard might need extensions this off season next off season McDuffy caraus and Pacho who we all you know what I mean those all so when you know you got to resign your own guys you got to you got to find way you know you can

Win it with what you have cuz cuz Rashid and those guys are going to get better oh yeah I still like Hollywood Brown yeah maybe one year Pro it type of deal ring chasing deal I like that uh tears special episode next thanks for watching subscribe here to get more from the show

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