'There were a ton of fans, just like paparazzi. 'It was like we were some sort of pop band or something - a boy band,' he said later.
Out stepped their new starting quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, wearing dark shades and exuding 'VIP' as he walked the Jets green carpet with fans screaming his name. 30.Ī barricaded crowd on the sidewalk outside the Ziegfeld Ballroom on West 54th Street in Manhattan buzzed with anticipation as the New York Jets' buses, led by a police escort, pulled up for their annual kickoff luncheon. A small corner of the big city came to a virtual stop at noon on Aug. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĪaron Rodgers out to change course of New York Jets historyįLORHAM PARK, N.J.