Aaron Rodgers has been unable to comment on 'The Pat McAfee Show' in the weeks since his weekly appearance on the season ended last month following a dispute with late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. Ta.
That doesn't mean the former Green Bay Packers quarterback has gone silent. He went on a podcast with another friend and dove into a series of topics called “The Joe Rogan Experience.” His episode dropped on Spotify on Wednesday.
The four-time NFL MVP and popular but controversial podcast host, who has made his stance on current events and conspiracies public in recent years, gives viewers his thoughts on world issues for over two hours. provided.
Naturally, one of them has been the focus on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is why governments and the media are blaming so much of it.
Mr. Rogers then reiterated why he won't shut up about the issue.
For three years, Rodgers' views on COVID-19 and vaccines have been central to his off-the-football message.
“I'm going to continue to talk about this because it's important to me,” Rogers told Logan. “I don't want my memories to be lost. I don't want what I went through to be written off. And I don't want to say (f—).”
Rogers acknowledged that his opinions on the pandemic have taken a toll.
“Look at my situation. Because I talked about what worked in my beliefs and my health reasons for not getting the vaccine, I lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to friends, allies in the media, I lost a million dollar sponsor,” Rogers told Logan.
What is Mr. Rogers' relationship with Logan? And how has he expressed his views on COVID-19 in recent years? Here's a recap of our lengthy chat with Logan and how it factored into I'd like to introduce you to someone.
Aaron Rodgers and the COVID-19 pandemic
Of course, Rodgers first gained attention for his position on COVID-19 during the 2021 NFL season. It goes back to when he implied he had been vaccinated after saying during the Packers' training camp press conference that he was “vaccinated.”
However, because there were different criteria for unvaccinated players to return to play, his actual vaccination status was not revealed until he received a positive diagnosis in early November 2021.
Then, a few days later, he appeared on McAfee's show and began criticizing the NFL's “draconian” health and safety protocols that year, saying he “woke up the culture” and asked the league why he should revealed that he had sent a 500-page report on His homeopathic treatment led to a witch hunt against unvaccinated players, who were believed to have been vaccinated. He then alluded to unsubstantiated claims about inside relations between the news media and drug companies, something Rodgers and Rogan theorized again in the episode.
Since then, Rodgers has defended other athletes who oppose vaccines, most recently speaking out against Kansas City Chiefs tight ends Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Travis Kelce, who support the Pfizer vaccine. claims.
“You stand up for something and you stand bravely for what you believe in. Otherwise, the opposite is to say nothing or be a coward,” Rogers told Logan. . “I didn't mean it that way. Say whatever you want about my methods.”
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Rodgers also went public with his friendship with Logan for the first time on McAfee's show days after testing positive for COVID-19.
He said Logan made medical recommendations regarding treatments, including the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, which is not approved or approved by the FDA for use in preventing or treating COVID-19. said. Mr Rodgers again vouched for drug use when he appeared on Mr Logan's show this week. Logan has been critical of coronavirus vaccines, and two years ago 270 doctors asked Spotify to take action against him over what a guest said about vaccines.
Nevertheless, Mr. Rogers praised the long-form conversations Mr. Logan conducts on his podcast, as opposed to other forms of news media. Rogan's podcast has been his most-watched podcast on Spotify for the past three years, and he recently signed a new multi-million dollar deal. In addition to being a podcast host, Rogan is a longtime UFC commentator and stand-up comedian.
Rogers claimed that people “didn't think critically” during the pandemic, adding, “As more research comes out, I'm going to talk about all the things I was tripping over, the highly reputable “More and more papers are being published in high-quality scientific publications.” It was not clear which scientific publication he was specifically referring to.
Aaron Rodgers and his perception of himself
When Rogan called Rodgers a “respected athlete,” the New York Jets QB corrected him and said, “I don't have a lot of respect right now.”
Rogers lost a partnership with a local health care company in Wisconsin in 2021 amid the initial coronavirus backlash. Even though he says he doesn't want to get involved in politics, he has virtually endorsed presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. because of their shared views on vaccines. Rogers also frequently cites Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
That doesn't change even when you're 40 years old.
“At the end of the day, I believe what I've done and what I stand for is a tough position,” Rodgers said. “But I think it’s an important responsibility to continue to speak out and to use my voice to give others permission to stand up for themselves, too, because even though I believe in a lot of the things that I believe in, Because there are a lot of people who don't have the belief.'' They don't have the opportunity to do it, they don't have the courage to do it, they don't have the platform to do it.
“Regardless of my crosshairs with certain media people, I feel like I can represent some of those people and hold boundaries with some of those people. I am.”
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One of the media figures he's referring to is likely Kimmel.
Rodgers and Kimmel's long-standing feud recently continued last month when the Jets quarterback mentioned Kimmel's name while discussing sex trafficker and child molester Jeffrey Epstein's associate list on McAfee's show. It intensified when I mentioned it.
Rodgers and Logan ended the podcast by addressing that.
“That's a big accusation that I wouldn't want to make,” Rogers said, noting that his initial statement about Kimmel and the list was taken out of context by the media.
Mr. Rodgers added that he intended to speak to Mr. Kimmel directly.
“Of course,” said Mr. Rogers.
