Why Sauce Gardner and Aaron Rodgers don’t talk after QB’s messy Jets divorce

Don’t expect Sauce Gardner and Aaron Rodgers to recreate their viral smoking handshake when the Jets and the Steelers face off in Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season.

In an interview with Complex published Tuesday, the star Jets cornerback explained that he and the new Steelers quarterback don’t talk anymore after Rodgers moved on from Gang Green.

“We haven’t been in touch as much,” Gardner said. “At the beginning of the offseason, we were more in touch. I think once there was really a reality that he was going to go to Pittsburgh, we just felt that we didn’t need to talk no more.

“I feel like we seen us having to play each other week one. We really just seen the future — I’m joking about that. But no, we haven’t really talked. We play each other week one. I’m sure we going to talk before that, and it’s going to be a good game.”

It’s unclear if the former teammates had a falling out.

Rodgers passed his physical Saturday and signed officially with the Steelers on a one-year deal worth up to $19.5 million — after telling ESPN’s Pat McAfee his 20th season this fall will likely be his last.