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ESPN's Adam Schefter Explains Texting Aaron Rodgers About Jets-Packers Trade

ESPN's Adam Schefter provided some insight into his brief conversation with Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers over text message.

Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show last week that Schefter reached out about a potential trade to the New York Jets, but he instructed the NFL insider to "lose my number." Schefter quickly corroborated the account.

Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow

"Ask Schefter what I texted him when he somehow got my number.. LOSE MY NUMBER" ud83dude02ud83dude02 ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronRodgers12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AaronRodgers12</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/8cCmCfaE9i">pic.twitter.com/8cCmCfaE9i</a>

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter

Confirming Aaron Rodgers' report: <a href="https://t.co/XRhhd58Qm5">pic.twitter.com/XRhhd58Qm5</a>

NBC Sports' Peter King spoke with Schefter to gain more insight into the situation.