DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - After rumors that the two didn't get along toward the end of Mike McCarthy's tenure in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers put it all to bed by congratulating his former head coach on his new role with the Dallas Cowboys.
Aaron Rodgers sent a congratulatory text to Mike McCarthy on getting the Cowboys job and McCarthy responded. Rodgers said there might be some campaigning to get out to California for joint practices during the preseason soon, but he's happy for his longtime former coach.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) January 8, 2020
While speaking to reporters Wednesday about the Packers Divisional Round game against the Seahawks, Rodgers was asked about McCarthy becoming the head coach of the Cowboys. The quarterback, who spent his 13 seasons under McCarthy's watch, said he sent his former coach a congratulatory text message and McCarthy responded, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reported.
Aaron Rodgers commented on Mike McCarthy being named the Dallas Cowboys head coach.Interesting that he thought McCarthy would go somewhere where he would have general manager-type influence. pic.twitter.com/4QZTWdcOtZ
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) January 8, 2020When asked about McCarthy's fit with the Cowboys, Rodgers pointed to their success at AT&T Stadium as a likely reason for the Joneses' interest in him.
Aaron Rodgers' thoughts on Mike McCarthy becoming new Dallas Cowboys head coach. pic.twitter.com/Rf4aRvrWFn
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) January 8, 2020"We've had a lot of success down there, and I think that was probably one of the reasons. We obviously won the Super Bowl there, but we won some big games down there over the years. So, I'm not surprised that Jerry had an infatuation with Mike, because we've had some really good performances. ... I'm happy for him," Rodgers said, via Ryan Woo of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
