Aaron Rodgers called it “silly.”
Mike McCarthy called it “ignorant.”
And Jermichael Finley said he had nothing to do with it.
When Blake Baratz, the agent for Finley and Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop, tweeted over the weekend that he didn’t think Rodgers was a great leader, it was worth wondering whether that may have come from Finley.
After all, Finley has talked before about how his chemistry with Rodgers hasn’t always been what he hoped.
But in his first public comments since Baratz’s caused the stir, the Packers tight end said none of it came from him.
“I’d say zero percent of it,” Finley said. “Like I said, he’s got his own opinion. He’s an agent. He has tons of clients around the league. It’s not my problem what he sends out. I could (not) care less as long as he takes care of my business at the end of the day.”
For what it’s worth, when Finley was asked about Rodgers’ leadership ability, he said: “He’s a leader, man. Me and him talk and meet often, so I know his leadership role. I know what he can do. He’s a leader at the end of the day.”