Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy had their on-field beef broadcast on national television for everyone to hear.
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback waited for his head coach to relay a play call midway through Thursday night’s game against the Cleveland Browns. Rodgers and the rest of the Steelers offense stood around in confusion in a scoreless contest at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
Rodgers eventually had enough. The four-time league MVP screamed at his coach, demanding the latter to make up his mind and call a play.
“What the f–k!? Call it!” Rodgers audibly yelled into his headset.
“F–king a–hole,” McCarthy appeared to mouth when the Amazong broadcast panned the camera on him.
Aaron Rodgers to Mike McCarthy: "What the f***? CALL IT."
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Mike McCarthy: "Fu**ing as*hole." pic.twitter.com/QeMjHrnVWq
Rodgers and McCarthy spent over a dozen seasons together with the Green Bay Packers, including a Super Bowl run to cap the 2010 campaign. The two have a long enough history that won’t be thrown off by one off-field squabble.
But McCarthy probably didn’t feel great getting shown up by his veteran QB in front of the rest of the team in just his first season as the Steelers’ coach.
While McCarthy’s eventual play call resulted in an incompletion, the Steelers’ drive still ended in a touchdown four plays later.
The pop pass to Roman Wilson gets the Steelers on the board!@PITvsCLE on Prime Video
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The Steelers head coach cooked up a creative play that got Roman Wilson an open lane into the end zone, which went down as a Rodgers passing TD in the box score.
