:Aaron Rodgers is making headlines again as the veteran quarterback reflects on his future in the NFL. On Thursday, Rodgers appeared on the “Pat McAfee Show” to share an update on his current mindset and how this offseason has unfolded.

A particularly notable segment focused on his exit from the New York Jets. With former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn now installed as head coach and Darren Mougey serving as general manager, the Jets decided to cut ties with Rodgers instead of involving him in their rebuild.

Rodgers said the move didn’t surprise him, but the way it happened did. He said he paid for his own flight to the Jets’ facility, expecting a real talk, but the brief meeting left him feeling it could have just been a phone call.

“So we sit down in the office, and I’m expecting a detailed conversation. I flew across the country, and like 20 seconds in, he—literally, I’m speaking to the GM about something and he (Glenn) leans forward and says, ‘So do you want to play football?’” Rodgers explained.

“I said, ‘Yeah, I’m open to it.’ And he replied, ‘We’re heading in a different direction at QB.’ That stunned me. Not because it wasn’t possible. I get it if they want to move on. But the shock came from wasting a cross-country trip. That’s something you say over the phone.”

Rodgers noted the whole interaction lasted around 15 minutes total.

He also expressed confusion at Glenn’s reasoning for moving on. Rodgers shared what the conversation sounded like from his end.

“He told me, ‘I don’t want to be leading a meeting and have guys looking back at you,’” Rodgers recalled Glenn saying. “I asked, ‘What does that mean? Do you think I’d sit there and undermine you during a team talk?’

I told him, ‘You don’t know me.’ And he answered, ‘You don’t know me.’ So I said, ‘Exactly. That’s why I came here face-to-face—to discuss my time here and to hear your plans for the team.’”

There was clearly a disconnect during that short meeting, and Rodgers felt Glenn and the Jets lost a chance to benefit from his insight, even if they didn’t want him around.

“Why wouldn’t you pick my brain?” Rodgers said. “I came to share thoughts on the team—what works, what needs improvement, who has leadership skills. Anything. I’ve got two decades of experience. We didn’t talk about any of that.”

In the end, Rodgers described Glenn’s handling of the meeting as “rogue,” especially considering his more positive discussions with other members of the franchise. He walked away feeling dismissed by the process.

“I wasn’t angry about it. I was just caught off guard. I felt that meeting lacked basic respect, though based on some things I saw over the last two years, I probably should’ve expected it,” Rodgers said.