Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has had his fair share of drawing roughing the passer penalties, but he is not a man who goes out there to beg for it.
On “The Pat McAfee Show” Tuesday, Aaron Rodgers discussed the league’s issues with the roughing the passer rule while admitting he did not think Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones did anything wrong when he was flagged for hitting Carr on Monday Night Football.
“I personally am not begging for those calls,” Rodgers said. “I don’t know what else Chris Jones can do on that play. That would not be a call I’d be begging to get.”
“The things that I think are most important are shots to the head. Shots to the head and the unnecessary roughness ones, where a guy doesn’t have to pick you up and throw you down,” he explained.
Rodgers understands why the rule exists but states it makes it tough for defenders.
“The intent of the rule is the protection of the quarterback, and it’s a quarterback-driver league. We have to understand that,” he said. “But the enforcement is very difficult for all referees…It’s very tough to play defense in the NFL today.”
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On Sunday, Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett was called for roughing the passer on Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Referee Jerome Boger explained that Jarrett had “unnecessarily threw Tom Brady to the ground.)
On Monday, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones was called for the same as referee Carl Cheffers deemed he used his full body weight when tackling the quarterback.
Because of the penalty, the Raiders kept the ball and kicked a field goal for a 20-7 edge.
It ultimately didn’t matter, but that’s not the point as calls like that could alter the finals score of a game in the future.
