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A Jet-setting Aaron Rodgers, no pun intended, seems to be everywhere, except at Gang Green’s mandatory minicamp earlier this month.

The 40-year-old quarterback attended Saturday night’s UFC 303 card in Las Vegas, his first public appearance since playing hooky from minicamp.

Rodgers, who was sitting next to former Packers teammate Marcedes Lewis, was part of a packed crowd of 18,881.

Lewis now plays tight end for the Bears.


  Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers give a wave while attending UFC 303 in Las Vegas. ESPN/X Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers give a wave while attending UFC 303 in Las Vegas. ESPN/X

This comes after Rodgers returned from a trip in Egypt as reported on FS1’s “The Herd” on Thursday in a conversation between Marquez Valdes-Scantling — Rodgers’ former teammate on the Packers — and host Jason McIntyre.


  Aaron Rodgers and Chicago Bears tight end Marcedes Lewis during UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Aaron Rodgers and Chicago Bears tight end Marcedes Lewis during UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Valdes-Scantling told McIntyre that he worked out with Rodgers in the Los Angeles area Wednesday.

“Me and Aaron have been great friends since I had been in Green Bay. I hit him up, told him I was coming out to LA, and said, ‘Let’s run some routes,’ ” said Valdes-Scantling, who this offseason signed a one-year deal with the Bills worth up to $4.5 million. “So we got it in. Went out to some high school and ran some routes together.

“We’re good. It was good.”

That drew an excited response from McIntyre.

“All the New York media can stand down,” he said. “Aaron Rodgers is back from Egypt! It’s not a secret anymore!”

At the time, Robert Saleh termed Rodgers’ ditching of minicamp as an “unexcused absence,” and rumors were that the quarterback was overseas somewhere.


  Rodgers and Lewis sat ringside. Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Rodgers and Lewis sat ringside. Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

But a day later, Saleh attempted to tamp down on the brewing controversy.

“Aaron and I are on the exact same page,” Saleh said. “There’s no issue between Aaron [and me] or his teammates, for that matter. We addressed it [Tuesday]. It’s more of an issue for everyone outside the building than it is inside. That’s about it.”

As for Saturday’s event, this isn’t the first time Rodgers attended a UFC card.

Rodgers attended UFC 302 at Prudential Center in Newark on June 2, which was also attended by former President Donald Trump.


  Alex Pereira fought Jiri Prochazka in the main event. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Alex Pereira fought Jiri Prochazka in the main event. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Early reports said Rodgers — who was once in consideration to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vice president — dissed Trump during the former president’s entrance into the arena.

But Rodgers later posted pictures on his Instagram showing him shaking hands with Trump at the event.

As for UFC 303, Alex Pereira delivered a vicious left kick to Jiri Prochazka’s head and then pounded the top-ranked challenger 13 seconds into the second round to retain his light heavyweight championship.

In the other UFC 303 co-main event, Diego Lopes defeated Dan Ige, a last-minute replacement for Brian Ortega who withdrew from the fight because of illness.

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