Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Greg Jennings issued a public apology for critical remarks that he directed at his former teammate, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers last month.
Jennings appeared to have a short memory, as he said he didn't remember saying the negative comments about his former signal caller, but he apologized anyway.
"I don't really recall saying anything negative about Aaron or anyone over there, but hey, I apologize," Jennings said according to ESPN.
When asked if he made a phone call or reached out to Rodgers for a personal apology, Jennings said he felt he didn't need to apologize to Rodgers directly.
"For what?" he asked. "I'm apologizing now."
Jennings, who played seven seasons with the Packers before signing a five-year $47.5 million contract with the rival Vikings, seemed to have some very negative things to say about Rodgers a month ago in a report written by the Minnesota Star Tribune.
"A lot of times when you have a guy who creates that spotlight for himself and establishes that and takes a lot of that, it becomes so-and-so and the team," Jennings said in an interview last month. "It should always be the team."
Jennings then did something a bit odd in the interview, calling Rodgers by number rather than name.
"Don't get me wrong, '12' is a great person," Jennings told the Tribune. "But when you hear all positives, all positives, all positives all the time, it's hard for you to sit down when one of your teammates says, 'Man, come on, you've got to hold yourself accountable for this.' It's hard for someone to see that now because all they've heard is I'm doing it the right way, I'm perfect. In actuality, we all have flaws."
Rodgers shook off the comments initially, seemingly holding no ill-will towards his teammate amidst the negative comments.
"I've seen a lot and been around a lot and learned a lot of lessons," the Packers quarterback told NFL.com last week.. "One of the lessons you learn, you can't control everything and you shouldn't worry too much about the things that are said outside the building. You're worried about the opinions of your teammates and how they feel about you."
Rodgers didn't seem to be too bothered with the comments, so it's expected that he'll take the apology for what it is.
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