On a conference call later in the day, the owner informed reporters that Johnson had talked with Rodgers on Monday night, just before the latter’s firing, but that Rodgers was not involved in the decision made on Tuesday morning. Johnson added that he was the only one who had input on the firing of Saleh.
Since Saleh’s termination, Rodgers has remained silent about it. Rodgers was supposed to go on news “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday, but that show was moved to Wednesday instead.
The relationship between Saleh and Rodgers has been carefully examined this season amid a string of dubious incidents between the quarterback and coach.
In Week 3, during a victory against the New England Patriots, Rodgers was observed turning down Saleh’s embrace. After the match, the coach told reporters that the player’s refusal came from his inability to keep his attention on the ball.
At the time, Saleh told reporters, “Getting the defense a two-score lead is just one of the things that we’ve been talking about.” “I suppose he was just hoping to see something on defense because we were ahead by two points. He just reminded me that our lead was two points.
