Aaron Rodgers (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
It wouldn’t be the offseason without some drama surrounding Aaron Rodgers.

Aaron Rodgers had an “unexcused” absence from the Jets’ mandatory minicamp on Tuesday and is subject to a fine for not being around the team.

Aaron Rodgers planned this trip when he was still rehabbing. The #Jets have known about it from the moment there was an overlap with the release of the minicamp schedule.

Rodgers is “unexcused” because you can’t excuse a trip, but not a contract dispute (Haason Reddick).…

— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) June 12, 2024

Aaron Rodgers is skipping all of Jets mandatory minicamp this week because he prefers to be somewhere else away from football. That’s his choice.

Aaron Rodgers is skipping all of Jets mandatory minicamp this week because he prefers to be somewhere else away from football. That’s his choice.

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) June 12, 2024

Missing a practice in June doesn’t relate to missing a training camp practice when we get to August.

Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles in his very first game with the Jets in September 2023. He failed to register a single pass or any yards after he was traded by the Packers to the Jets months earlier.

Robert Saleh Confirms Aaron Rodgers Is Subjected To Be Fined Over Missing Minicamp

Aaron Rodgers (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

Over the weekend, head coach Robert Saleh said he spoke with defensive tackle Haason Reddick, who is also missing, as well as four-time league MVP Aaron Rodgers.

“Aaron and I spoke before OTAs started,” Saleh said in a pre-practice media conference, per Yahoo. “He’s been very good in communication. He’s been here the entire time. It’s inexcused, but he had an event that was very important to him, which he communicated.”

Saleh confirmed that both players were subject to fines from the collective bargaining agreement.

Saleh further added that Rodgers “communicated a while ago” that he would be absent.