You all know that I defend Aaron Rodgers on a lot of things. Some might say that I’m a Rodgers stan if we’re using culture terms in 2019. But while I’m a true Rodgers defender, there are very rare occasions where I think he’s wrong. One of those times was yesterday when he made the comments regarding Andrew Luck’s retirement. Here were the comments he made to Adam Schein of Mad Dog Radio.

“Well, the surprise was obviously the first emotion. He’s a young player, he’s had a really, really good career,” Rodgers told Schein on Monday. “But I think the second is a little disgust, maybe, at the way that it was handled. Him getting booed, the word leaking out the way that it did, I thought that was a little disgusting because here’s a guy who’s making a quality of life decision. And he’s given a lot to the game, although he’s not a 15-year vet, but he’s put himself through a ton just to get back on the field.”

Let’s chill out. Disgusting is a strong word to use in this scenario. First of all, the person Rodgers should be mad at is the Colts front office person who leaked things to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were playing ‘Boar on the Floor’ at the Colts office today. Adam did nothing wrong there. It’s a competitive world out there, and if Schefter didn’t report it, Ian Rapoport or Jay Glazer would have got to it before him.

Second, fans are going to boo when things get turned on its axis like that. I know players do not understand this because they’re not fans. Sure, boos can be shitty, and as I said on the podcast yesterday, most of those fans probably regret doing it. But they didn’t know what the fuck was happening. The first thought is the wave of disappointment that Colts go from dark horse Super Bowl contender to a potential playoff team. I’d be pissed too.