{"id":288356,"date":"2023-08-30T14:36:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=288356"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:36:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:36:51","slug":"aaron-rodgers-chirps-at-giants-linebacker-jihad-ward-after-late-shove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/nfl\/aaron-rodgers-chirps-at-giants-linebacker-jihad-ward-after-late-shove\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers chirps at Giants&apos; linebacker Jihad Ward after late shove"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Aaron Rodgers chirps at Giants&#8217; linebacker Jihad Ward after late shove seen on &#8216;Hard Knocks&#8217;: &#8216;I don&#8217;t even know who you are&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 39-year-old quarterback was shoved late during a preseason matchup\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rodgers seemed proud of himself and his barbs when speaking to teammates\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aaron Rodgers showed his feisty side after being shoved late during a play in the preseason game between the New York Jets and the New York Giants.<\/p>\n<p>As captured on HBO&#8217;s &#8216;Hard Knocks&#8217;, Rodgers dropped back to pass &#8211; completing his attempt to receiver Mecole Hardman &#8211; but far after the play ended, Giants eight-year veteran Jihad Ward kept rushing the quarterback and gave him a light shove.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers took exception to that, shoving Ward back before the two players got face-to-face in front of a referee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s f***in bulls**t, bro. What the f**k is that,&#8217; Rodgers said to Ward. &#8216;Show some respect, bro what f**k is that five damn steps?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>As Ward chirped right back at him, Rodgers said, &#8216;I don&#8217;t even know who you are, bro.&#8217; Ward retorted with the same remark before the pair eventually separated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/13\/74873467-12461215-image-a-4_1693399216295.jpg\" height=\"555\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers took exception to this late shove from Giants&#8217; LB Jihad Ward<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/13\/74873469-12461215-image-a-5_1693399227114.jpg\" height=\"360\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The pair started chirping at each other before Rodgers said &#8216;I don&#8217;t even know who you are&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/13\/74873459-12461215-image-a-1_1693399175738.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>That drive, Rodgers completed a touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson &#8211; leading to more barbs<\/p>\n<p>The very next play, Rodgers targeted receiver Garrett Wilson in the end zone &#8211; which the second-year wideout caught for a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Ward shoved Rodgers late on the play &#8211; which led the 39-year-old quarterback to pause celebrating with his teammates to remind the linebacker &#8216;don&#8217;t poke the bear&#8217; before reminding the second-year Giant that he&#8217;s never heard of him.<\/p>\n<p>On the sidelines, Rodgers recounted the incident to his teammates &#8211; calling his cutting remarks &#8216;un-comeback-with-able&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I said &#8220;I don&#8217;t know who you are&#8221;,&#8217; Rodgers recalled. &#8216;But he said &#8220;I don&#8217;t know who you are&#8221;. I said &#8220;bulls**t.&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>While Rodgers is certainly a big enough name &#8211; plus a four-time MVP and a Super Bowl champion &#8211; that Ward&#8217;s claim should seem wrong, the two have also played against each other before.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Ward recorded a tackle for a loss in the Giants&#8217; 27-22 win over the Packers in Week 6. Rodgers went 25-39 for 222 yards and two touchdowns that game.<\/p>\n<p>It was the final preseason game for both the Jets and the Giants as the two teams prepare for the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams are expected to at least fight for the playoffs &#8211; with Rodgers hoping to make a good impression as he plays in New York for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-12461215\/Aaron-Rodgers-chirps-Jihad-Ward-late-shove-Hard-Knocks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Rodgers chirps at Giants&#8217; linebacker Jihad Ward after late shove seen on &#8216;Hard Knocks&#8217;: &#8216;I don&#8217;t even know who you are&#8217; The 39-year-old quarterback was shoved late during a preseason matchup\u00a0 Rodgers seemed proud of himself and his barbs when speaking to teammates\u00a0 DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0 Aaron Rodgers showed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288355,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Aaron Rodgers chirps at Giants&amp;apos; 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