Aaron Rodgers made his weekly appearance on “The Pete McAfee Show” on Tuesday, and when New York Jets An important topic, vaccines also made their way into the conversation.
Rogers is notorious for his public comments about the COVID-19 vaccine, including his timing. Green Bay Packerswhere he said he was “immunized” in 2021. He would later admit that he regretted using the word when asked if he had the vaccine.
What sparked the vaccine talk Tuesday was Rogers mentioning that he “doesn’t give a damn about what any of them are saying about me.”
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, #8, walks off the field after the Jets’ NFL football game loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
McAfee said it was a good mindset, as such Rogers added He does not listen to those whose advice he does not take. Then, Rogers sneered with his next comment.
“They still have to do their vaxx status, they’re not doing it, they stopped doing it. They still have to tell everybody, they have to tell everybody what their vaxx status is, so that people know it. put in. the right context,” Rogers said.
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McAfee pushed the new topic by saying that he still asks people if Rogers will ever forget the people who attacked him during the vaccine.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, #8, runs down the sidelines during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Arizona, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
“Remember the old saying, ‘Forgive and forget?'” Rogers asked. “There’s something extra that goes along with it and if there’s some sort of admission, there might be misbehavior at some point along the way. Like maybe the ridiculous Orwellian stuff, the mandates that we put on society or Maybe the things we’ve said or done or maybe this miracle vaccine wasn’t always made and some of the things we’ve done and said we’re people, ‘we, we’re wrong.’ Then again, I think we can get through it anyway.”
Rogers also brought up Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom President-elect Donald Trump chose to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services, saying, “Look.”
“Hey look, you know, maybe things will change now with Bobby in charge,” Rogers said with a smile. “Look out man, look out.
“Some people are shaking in their boots right now, tell me that much.”
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, #8, smiles as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Houston Texans on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Rogers and Kennedy were linked earlier this year, when the former was rumored to be the latter’s running mate in that year’s presidential election. However, Rodgers ultimately said in May that he chose to continue his NFL playing career rather than enter politics.
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