Aaron Rodgers has apparently been pulling a fast one on Green Bay Packers coaches for quite some time.
Speaking on Pat McAfee’s show on Tuesday, the Packers quarterback revealed that he’ll occasionally pretend there’s an issue with his helmet’s communication system so that he can tune out the suggested play calls from coaches and run the play he wants.
“Do you ever call off or wave off any calls coming in from the sidelines in your helmet? Or another move I know defensive guys have used in the past, you could say your speaker cut out so you can call what you want,” longtime Packers teammate A.J. Hawk asked.
“I’ve done that a ton of times,” Rodgers answered with a chuckle.
Rodgers admitted that he’s defied play-calls a “fair amount,” while adding that “every now and then it’s real.” The 36-year-old signal-caller then went on to tell a story about Green Bay head coach Matt Lafleur’s reaction last season when Rodgers’ helmet went out three times during a game.
“He could not believe it. The second time it went out, he thought I was messing with him. Then I faked one in between the second and the third time, I did the —,” Rodgers said as he pointed to where his helmet would be pretending that he couldn’t hear anything.
“And I was laughing and pointing at him.”