WATCH: Aaron Rodgers gets penalized and fined for most hilarious unnecessary roughness call in NFL history

Another week, another fine for Aaron Rodgers—what a disastrous year it’s been for the man that was suppose to revive the New York Jets franchise.

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the New York Jets’ star quarterback is now $11,255 lighter in the wallet thanks to the NFL’s decision to fine him for a late hit during last Sunday’s embarrassing 40-14 meltdown against the Buffalo Bills. This not-so-glorious moment came in the third quarter right after Rodgers tossed another pick to Buffalo’s Christian Benford—just one of two interceptions he threw that day. At this point, is anyone surprised? What a nightmare season for the Jets and their self proclaimed savior Aaron Rodgers.

The Penalty Worthy Play

The Jets were in a tough spot, down 12-0 with a brutal 3rd-and-19 at the Bills’ 41-yard line in the third quarter at Highmark Stadium. Aaron Rodgers tried to dial up a deep ball for his guy, Allen Lazard, but instead, he gifted a pick to defensive back Christian Benford.

Rodgers didn’t just stand there—he chased Benford down, and gave him a late shove out of bounds. Which to be completely honest, I can’t blame Rodgers for doing that, as he’s only human and I personally would have close lined the Bills DB to let out all my frustrations. I mean at this point what do you really have to lose anyways? You tried doing the impossible by saving this Jets franchise at the age of 40, and everyone is clowning you every week.

Anyways, naturally, the refs threw the flag for unnecessary roughness. The best part about this moment is when the NFL official announced Aaron Rodgers number for being the player who committed the penalty, you can see the official trying to hold back laughter. Tony Romo who was of course on commentary just goes, “he laughed”.

Aaron Rodgers late hit

Aaron Rodgers is flagged for an unnecessary roughness penalty after throwing his second interception of the game pic.twitter.com/0EPORP3dh0

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 29, 2024

I’d have to imagine for Rodgers who has been on the receiving end of many late hits, probably felt good to dish one back in this moment. Unfortunately for him, the penalty was the least of his concerns as you can add this fine to the large list of fines he has received this season. Which spans back to training camp.

It all started with him missing mandatory mini camp and going on that Egypt trip. But that’s in the past and I really don’t feel like ripping the guy anymore. I honestly feel bad for him at this point and I’ve always personally been a fan of him, believe it or not. As an Eagles fan, I will always be thankful for him single-handedly owning Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys several times in the playoffs.

While many people will choose to dislike Rodgers for his political view points, as a true freedom fighter here at TheLibertyLine, I won’t do that. In fact I think we should all clap for A-Rod, and wish him great health and success as he departs that dumpster fire Jets organization this offseason.

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Where will Aaron Rodgers play next?

The real question is, where will the future Hall of Famer play next? That’s if he doesn’t retire of course. Which is entirely a possibility, given his age and the fact he is coming off that achilles injury.

According to the often real liable bookies in Vegas, the New York Jets actually have the 2nd best odds to have Aaron Rodgers on their team next season. The number one team might surprise you.

Rodgers 2025 Team Odds

• Pittsburgh Steelers: (+300)

• New York Jets (+350)

• Las Vegas Raiders (+475)

• New York Giants (+600)

I must admit for entertainment purposes alone, I would absolutely love to see Rodgers on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The back and forth between him and Mike Tomlin would be awesome. And honestly, the fit kind of makes sense when you think about it. The Steelers will probably let Russell Wilson walk and instead of drafting and developing another quarterback, they can just bring in the former Super Bowl champion.

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