{"id":32226,"date":"2025-07-27T20:58:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32226"},"modified":"2025-07-27T20:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:58:50","slug":"aaron-rodgers-finally-responds-after-terry-bradshaw-called-his-move-to-the-pittsburgh-steelers-a-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32226","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers Finally Responds After Terry Bradshaw Called His Move To The Pittsburgh Steelers A “Joke”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, that escalated fast, sort of. Terry Bradshaw took a shot. Aaron Rodgers just smiled, nodded, and cracked a joke. No trash talk. No heat. Just Rodgers being Rodgers.<\/p>\n

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After Bradshaw torched Rodgers\u2019 move to the Steelers as \u201ca joke\u201d and told him to \u201cstay in California\u201d and \u201cchew on bark,\u201d many expected a tough response. Instead, Rodgers shrugged and smiled when asked about the Hall of Famer\u2019s rant.<\/p>\n

Speaking to NFL Network on Saturday, Rodgers didn\u2019t bite. He even paid respect to Bradshaw, despite the jab.<\/p>\n

\u201cI whisper to the gods every single day,\u201d Rodgers said, clearly poking fun at his own spiritual side. \u201cI\u2019ve known Terry for a long time, being a part of Fox. Terry\u2019s a legend. He\u2019s had a legendary career in the media\u2026 but Terry, like a lot of people, doesn\u2019t know me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodgers, at 41, recently signed a one-year deal with Pittsburgh after months of speculation. Bradshaw, who won four Super Bowls with the Steelers, didn\u2019t hold back when the topic came up earlier this year.
\nTerry Bradshaw said Aaron Rodgers should:<\/p>\n

\"Aaron<\/p>\n

\u201cStay in California, chew on bark, and whisper to the gods.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is the new Steelers QB\u2019s response pic.twitter.com\/hUxYmH6Fle
\n\u2014 Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) July 26, 2025
\n\u201cWhat are you gonna do? Bring him in for one year? Are you kidding me?\u201d Bradshaw said in May. \u201cIt\u2019s a joke\u2026 that guy needs to stay in California. Go somewhere and chew on bark and whisper to the gods out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a not-so-subtle jab at Rodgers\u2019 off-field interests, including his now-famous darkness retreats and non-traditional wellness routines.<\/p>\n

But instead of throwing shade back, Rodgers went the other way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d love to get to know Terry on a deeper level,\u201d he said. \u201cIf he gave me a chance, we\u2019d probably get along. Maybe we can go chew some bark or whatever the hell he\u2019s talking about together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rodgers made it clear he respects the game and those who came before him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got nothing but the utmost amount of respect and deference for what Terry and the other greats have done,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re standing on the backs of those guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

The four-time MVP also shouted out legends like Bart Starr, Vince Lombardi, Joe Montana, and Brett Favre.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey laid the foundation,\u201d Rodgers said. \u201cBecause of how they played and carried themselves, we get to do this. We get to live this life and play this game.\u201d<\/p>\n

No war of words. No headline-making response. Just a quarterback with thick skin and a sense of humor.<\/p>\n

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