Longtime NFL personality Chris Berman recently joined the list of people commenting on Aaron Rodgers’ remarks about Mike Williams’ performance with the New York Jets.
During the ESPN Monday Night Football halftime segment last night, Berman referenced Rodgers’ comments about Williams after the Jets’ 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills four weeks ago.
Rodgers had explained that Williams ran the wrong route on a crucial interception late in the game, which sealed the Jets’ defeat.
According to Rodgers, Williams was supposed to run down the “red line” during the play, a line painted five yards from the sideline on the Jets’ practice field.
“There’s two verticals, Allen [Lazard]’s down the seam, and Mike’s down the red line,” Rodgers said after the game. “So, I’m looking at Allen. He puts his hand up, three guys go with him, so I’m throwing a no-look to the red line.
“When I peek my eyes back there, he’s running an in-breaker. So it’s got to be down the red line.”
Since then, the Jets traded Williams to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2025 fifth-round pick, and Williams made an immediate impact in his Steelers debut, catching a 32-yard touchdown pass in a 28-27 win over the Washington Commanders.
Berman couldn’t resist taking a jab at Rodgers during his Monday Night Football recap, drawing a comparison to Russell Wilson’s famous “moon balls” during his time with the Seattle Seahawks.
“Remember the moon balls Russell Wilson threw as a Seahawk? It’s back in Pittsburgh … To Mike Williams. Not on the red line, he’s on the goal line!” Berman emphatically stated.
Despite Berman’s comments, Williams’ route in that touchdown appeared to align closely with the “red line” that Rodgers had mentioned.
Adding fuel to the fire, Williams seemed to respond to Rodgers’ criticism with a subtle shot on social media.
Following his touchdown, Williams posted a celebratory photo on Instagram with the hashtag “#RedLine,” referencing Rodgers’ now-infamous comment.
After the controversial remarks, Rodgers had defended his stance, stating that everyone “should be held to a standard.”
Three weeks later, the Jets dealt Williams to Pittsburgh, a move Rodgers addressed on The Pat McAfee Show.
“Mike’s a good guy. He’ll be good in that locker room,” he said. “Obviously, had a lot of great veteran leadership. He’s had a nice career, and sometimes change of scenery is great for certain guys.”
Sitting at 3-7, there’s no downplaying just how big of a disaster this season has been for Rodgers and the Jets.
You can’t help but feel bad for die-hard Jets fans who were hoping that Rodgers would be able to turn the tide for the struggling franchise.
Instead, as it stands now, the Rodgers-Jets experiment is shaping up to be one of the biggest failures in NFL history.
What are your thoughts on the whole situation? … Do you think Rodgers will retire at the end of this season???
