Posted on 12/26/2023 6:02:39 PM PST by Libloather
Aaron Rodgers pushed back on criticism he received when the New York Jets activated him from the injured reserve and put him on the active 53-man roster despite indications he wouldn’t play this season after all.
The Jets cut fullback Nick Bawden to make room for Rodgers. But it left many scratching their heads over why Rodgers would need to have a roster spot in order to continue his rehab.
Rodgers said during his appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" Tuesday that those criticizing him should have to reveal the status of their COVID-19 vaccination.
"It’s the same old thing. It’s the same people with the same comments," Rodgers said. "I think what we should do, Pat, is, the same people who were criticizing me or coming up with these conspiracies about my injury or whatever, before they talk, let’s go back to 2021 and let’s make people say their vax status to start.
"That’ll frame all these comments in the right window. Before they say something, let’s have them say – and ESPN is probably going to shut us off here – let’s have them say, ‘Hey, I’m so-and-so, double vaxxed with Pfizer and triple boosted, and my opinion is this guy is a bad guy because he just wanted to practice and took money away.’
"Then at least, then you’d know, and everybody would know at that point they have their puppet masters who are puppeteering them to say this certain thing about this guy, and they’re still upset about the fact that I believe in medical freedom. It’s the same tired narrative."
Rodgers said he wanted to be put on IR and didn’t want to take a roster spot away from another player, which happened to be Bawden.
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He looks like the offspring of Ringo Starr and Hunter Biden...
What does his injury have to do with anyone else’s vax status?
He’s anti-vaxx and thinks his most vocal critics are pro-vaxx.
He’s been right on the vax issue, but he’s a pretty weird dude in general.
He should know the vax status thing is irrelevant. (he won that)
It’s the political view status that counts.
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