The on-field tiff between Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Jihad Ward of the Giants during their preseason matchup has gotten a lot of action this week. However, we have another feud after Sterling Shepard took exception to something else Rodgers said.
Both teams share MetLife Stadium. Even though nobody likes it, the $1 billion venue is here to stay for a while. Aaron Rodgers calls his new home by a different name, though.
The veteran signal-caller refers to it as “Jet Life Stadium”. Sterling Shepard, who has played for the Giants since 2016, took offense to that (quote via New York Daily News):
That’s what he called it?