‘I am A Troll’: DeShon Elliott Reveals He Apologized To Aaron Rodgers Over ‘Retirement Residence’ Remark, Calls Out Media ‘B.S.’

When DeShon Elliott heard the Steelers may have curiosity in Aaron Rodgers, his interior youngster broke free and located his keyboard. Commenting on a social media publish on the subject, he wrote, “Depart his ass on the retirement dwelling”. Coming off his twentieth NFL season, Rodgers had simply gone 5-12 and the Jets had been endeavoring to launch him.

That was again in  February, although, and far has occurred previously 5 months. Rodgers and Elliott have bonded, for instance, and buried the hatchet. Chatting with reporters yesterday, he addressed his offseason comment now that Rodgers is on the sphere.

“I’m a troll”, Elliott admitted, by way of the Steelers’ web site, explaining his off-color comment about Rodgers. “He’s an All-Professional, and he’s a G.O.A.T. He’s gonna be a gold-jacket man sooner or later. Truthfully, when he acquired right here, we communicated, we talked. He’s an excellent individual and an excellent soccer participant, so regardless of the media’s put out there may be B.S. I respect him rather a lot, and I advised him that I respect him and I apologized to him for the issues I used to be saying about him. As a result of, actually, he’s an excellent man, and he has an excellent coronary heart, so I admire him. And he’s humorous as hell”.

It’s, maybe, a reminder to us all that it’s very simple to ship off a pithy, flippant remark out into the ether for all to see, and maybe just a little bit too simple. If all of us gave extra thought into what we are saying earlier than we are saying it, the world is likely to be higher off. Granted, DeShon Elliott suggesting that Aaron Rodgers ought to retire doesn’t precisely rise to a nationwide safety risk, however nonetheless.

Aaron Rodgers is, let’s face it, a public character that may generate polarizing opinions. What he places out for the final inhabitants to see is what we’ve got to base our opinions on. Little question that’s largely how DeShon Elliott seen Rodgers as nicely, by means of the identical prism we see him. As outsiders, and even, till just lately, followers of a rival crew.

All of Rodgers’ Steelers teammates proceed to talk glowingly of him, although, and to his credit score, that can also be true of the vast majority of his teammates all through his profession. Even his former Jets teammates by and enormous nonetheless have reward for him, although perhaps not Mike Williams.

Not lengthy after DeShon Elliott first made his feedback, he did truly meet Aaron Rodgers. This was lengthy earlier than Rodgers signed with the Steelers—certainly, earlier than the Jets formally launched him. Former Steelers T Zach Banner mentioned again at the moment that the 2 made up. All shared the identical fitness center, and he admits that tensions had been excessive at first, however they labored issues out.

Nonetheless, it was a humorous line, at the very least for these on the surface and with no stake within the matter. I’m certain Rodgers didn’t care an excessive amount of for it, although. He even referenced it on an look on the NFL Community yesterday, simply in passing. Will probably be attention-grabbing what sort of trash discuss DeShon Elliott may need if he picks off Rodgers. Or vice versa, if Rodgers burns Elliott for a landing.