As Mike McCarthy’s time in Green Bay came to a close this season, rumors grew of increased tension between the former head coach and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
The once seemingly perfect duo — who reached the playoffs eight times together and won a Super Bowl — reportedly started butting heads this season as the Packers struggled. Rodgers even apparently started calling his own plays on the field, completely ignoring McCarthy’s play calls at times.
The Packers eventually fired McCarthy in December after 13 seasons, and finished the year with a 6-9-1 record while missing the playoffs for the second straight season.
Though a lot of the details of the reported feud between the two may never surface, former Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis did say that what he saw in Green Bay this season wasn’t like anything he’s seen in his 13 years in the NFL.
“I think all of that stuff that happened towards the end in Green Bay all came from the top,” Lewis said on Yahoo Sports’ “Mostly Football” on Thursday. “I feel like Aaron had his own set of things that he wanted to do, then obviously McCarthy had his things that he wanted to do. I just think there was a little dysfunction.”
Lewis had just three receptions for 39 yards this season in Green Bay — his first with the Packers after spending 12 with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He did, though, have a front row seat to the growing beef between Rodgers and McCarthy.
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