While New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh said Tuesday that star quarterback Aaron Rodgers is skipping mandatory minicamp this week to attend an event, one report suggests that's not the case.

Fox Sports' Colin Cowherd said during Wednesday's episode of The Herd that he was informed that Rodgers' absence is simply a planned getaway for the 40-year-old.

"An event? I was told last night from a source I trust, Aaron's on vacation, and it's overseas," Cowherd said. "I'm also told, you'll learn about where he's at tomorrow."

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Saleh told reporters Tuesday that Rodgers would not be present for this week's minicamp because he's attending an event that's "important to him." While the team knew about this ahead of time, Saleh added that this is an unexcused absence that would leave the veteran signal-caller subject to potential fines.

Cowherd went on to add that he believes it was a misstep for Saleh to divulge as much as he did, as Rodgers potentially won't take kindly to having to explain what caused him to miss minicamp.

"You kind of know that with Aaron, you gotta coddle him a little, you gotta give him the guys he wants, that's just part of the game with Aaron," Cowherd said. "But I think going up and saying it's unexcused, and then you have to say he's at an event, well, now that puts pressure on Aaron. People are gonna ask Aaron about what's the event. What if Aaron doesn't want to talk about the event? It's just odd to me. It's just more noise than you need."

However, when speaking to reporters Wednesday, Saleh downplayed the situation and said the team isn't as concerned over Rodgers' absence as much as others like Cowherd have been.

"Aaron and I are on the exact same page," Saleh said. "There's no issue between Aaron or his teammates, for that matter. We addressed it yesterday. It's more of an issue for everyone outside the building than it is inside."

Rodgers had been present for all of the Jets' voluntary OTAs, so he already had a considerable amount of time to work with the team ahead of next month's training camp. Saleh added on Wednesday that the team was just fine without him at the start of minicamp with backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor running the show.

"I thought yesterday was one of our more spirited practices," Saleh said.