PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – Just think about the things said about Aaron Rodgers before signed with the Steelers, and after. The future Hall of Fame quarterback said he’s heard a lot over the years in stadiums and thinks there should be some rules for fan behavior.
Rodgers said there is always stuff being said, some of it is benign, but some is not.
“I think there's a mindset that when you pay for a ticket you can say whatever the hell you want,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “I think it should be some code of conduct. Obviously, that was intentional. And I there was some celebration afterwards on his part.”
“Obviously don't condone what DK did. I understand, there's been a lot of crazy comments said my way over the years. And the truth is that that would never happen face-to-face.”
Rodgers said he’s had in-person conversations in rival cities in the NFC North when he was with Green Bay. He said they are always pretty cordial when you see people out and about, but in that setting, it changes. Of course, you normally have railings and five to 15 feet between fans and the field.
Veteran receiver Adam Thielen said there is a guy who stands by the locker room in Seattle that gets after fans. As for the thought that it’s much worse now than even a few years ago?
“You definitely hear more from the fans the last few years,” Thielen said. “It’s part of the game, they try to get in your head. They feel like that’s their way to get involved in the game to try and get in guy’s heads. Yell whatever they want to yell, maybe not appropriate, but they do it to try and get in our heads.”
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“At the same time, as you see in parts of society, erode, shall we say, maybe the conduct has changed a little bit over the years,” Rodgers said. “Now, I'm all for a big trash talk, but there's a line, I think there's line that shouldn't be crossed.”
Rodgers believes gambling and fantasy football have brought a lot more eyes to the sport, and that’s a good thing. It doesn’t mean fans can do whatever they want.
“There's two sides to every story,” Rodgers said. “I support D.K., I'll continue to support DK, and at this point, that happened.”
And Rodgers acknowledged they’re heading to the Dog Pound in Cleveland and he expects ‘a lot more banter’ with the fans Sunday afternoon inside Huntington Bank Field.