NFL Fans Loved Aaron Rodgers’ Dramatic Entrance, and Handshake With Sauce Gardner

NFL Fans Loved Aaron Rodgers’ Dramatic Entrance, and Fun Handshake With Sauce Gardner

Andy Nesbitt | Sep 11, 2023

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Aaron Rodgers' first season with the New York Jets is officially underway tonight at MetLife Stadium, where he’s facing Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in what should be a very fun Week 1 AFC East battle.

Rodgers, who was traded to the Jets in April after a lengthy and legendary run with the Green Bay Packers, made a very dramatic entrance minutes before kickoff when he sprinted out onto the field carrying an American flag on the 22nd anniversary of 9/11.

The atmosphere inside the stadium was electric as Rodgers ran out. The QB then shared a fun moment with his teammate, Sauce Gardner, with the duo doing their new handshake.

Check out this scene:

Things then quickly took a bad turn for Rodger, who left with an injury during the Jets’ opening drive

NFL fans had reactions about his entrance and moment with Gardner:

Published Sep 11, 2023

ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.