After Nick Barnett took a swipe at Aaron Rodgers via Twitter this weekend, the two have apparently kissed and made up. Kumbaya and a bonfire are set for later this week.

From ESPN.com:

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers told ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio he called linebacker Nick Barnett on Saturday to discuss his comments and Barnett’s about the team photo situation.

“I initiated the conversation. We ironed things out. I didn’t think there needed to be an apology on either side,” Rodgers said.

“I reminded him I was the one who went to the third floor and lobbied to have everyone in the team photo. I realize people are going to want to talk about this at the Super Bowl, but everything is cool.”

The problem between the two players started when Rodgers told the media that he rehabbed at the team’s complex back in 2006 when he landed on IR. Barnett was one of the injured players this year that chose to rehab on his own, so he took offense to Rodgers’ comment.

“All I wanted to be is included as a teammate nothing more,” Barnett tweeted. “Looks like it has backfired on me.. I guess That was asking too much… Sorry if I offended anyone.”

The entire situation reeked of high school, so I’m sure the Packers are glad it’s over. For Rodgers, there’s nothing like squabbling about this when he has to prepare for Dick LeBeau’s defense in less than seven days.

Injured Packers’ linebacker Nick Barnett hasn’t played since Week 4 because of a wrist injury, but he’s keeping himself relevant this week by speaking out about everything from Jay Cutler to hurt feelings over a team photo.

Now, he’s deleting his Twitter account after taking a few swipes at quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

From NFL.com:

The most recent hurt feelings came after Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was asked during a five-minute media availability Saturday if he feels for his teammates on injured reserve because they can’t take part in the run-up to the game next Sunday.

Rodgers didn’t directly address the way his injured teammates chose to express their disappointment about potentially being left out of the Super Bowl team photo. But, without naming anyone, he said Saturday that some of the team’s 16 injured players chose not to stay in town and rehabilitate.

“I’ll say this, I was on IR back in 2006 and I chose to stick around and finish out the season with my guys and be here every game. Some of those guys didn’t,” Rodgers said. “Some of the guys who were injured, they still are part of this team, but they didn’t choose to stick around.”

Barnett, who hasn’t played since Week 4 because of a wrist injury, fired back at Rodgers on Twitter.

“Looks like people have something to say about where some people choose to do there rehab,” Barnett wrote. “Try rehabbing with 16 others then 53 more. Doubt you get the full attention needed.. It’s easy to speak about others when you are not in their position.. Talk about ‘union’ ha.”

Barnett, who later erased those tweets, added: “Goodbye twitter… It was fun while it lasted.. But we need to focus on important things.

Barnett also tweeted how he was never trying to be a distraction and how he loves the city of Green Bay. He just wanted to be included as a teammate, which is certainly understandable. It must be hard to watch your team get prepared for the Super Bowl knowing that you won’t be playing thanks to an injury.

That said, he says he wasn’t trying to be a distraction but that’s exactly what he was. How childish is it to be taking swipes at your quarterback via Twitter – during the week of the Super Bowl, no less. If Barnett had a problem with what Rodgers said, he should have taken it up with the quarterback in private. Or better yet, he shouldn’t have taken anything personal and allowed his teammates to prepare for the biggest game of their lives.

Deleting his Twitter account was probably a smart idea.