Aaron Rodgers Criticized by FOX NFL Sunday Crew Over COVID Situation – The Hollywood Reporter
Aaron Rodgers on Sunday was skewered by the FOX NFL Sunday Crew over his COVID-19 state of affairs, which made headlines through the week and was fodder on Saturday Night time Dwell.
The Inexperienced Bay Packers star quarterback came upon he contracted COVID-19 on Wednesday and could be ineligible to play Sunday in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. However Rodgers has been within the scorching seat after a Friday interview with SiriusXM’s Pat McAfee Present the place he admitted he was not vaccinated.
The 37-year-old Rodgers instructed reporters in August that he was “immunized” throughout a press convention. What’s extra, the Tremendous Bowl-winning QB mentioned Friday he took the unproven ivermectin after consulting with standard podcast host and vaccine skeptic, Joe Rogan.
Jimmy Johnson started the criticizing when he mentioned he was “disenchanted” with Rodgers’ “play on phrases” regarding his rationalization about your complete state of affairs. “I’m disenchanted in a few of his egocentric actions,” Johnson mentioned.
Howie Lengthy famous that he agreed with Rodgers’ stance on medical privateness — however inside motive. “But it surely ceases to be a private determination whenever you participate in being part of a soccer crew in a constructing with coaches, gamers, trainers … and also you run the chance of taking one thing residence to your spouse, kids, grandchildren,” Lengthy mentioned. He added that Inexperienced Bay has a fantastic document at 7-1 and Rodgers not taking part in might impression their success. “Placing all that in jeopardy and presumably placing your teammates in jeopardy, to me, is egocentric,” Lengthy mentioned.
Terry Bradshaw was, by far, the harshest, mocking the Rodgers’ utilization of the “cattle dewormer” ivermectin.
“It could’ve been good if he might’ve come to the Naval Academy and learn to be trustworthy, realized to not lie,” Bradshaw mentioned, noting the crew’s location. “As a result of that’s what you probably did, Aaron. You lied to everybody.” Added Bradshaw, “Sadly, we’ve bought gamers that just about assume solely about themselves and I’m extraordinarily disenchanted within the actions of Aaron Rodgers.”
Michael Strahan criticized Rodgers’ use of a Martin Luther King Jr. quote through the Friday interview. “There are occasions to cite Martin Luther King, and this was not considered one of them as properly,” Strahan mentioned.
The dialogue on FOX in regards to the Rodgers state of affairs
Jimmy: “I am disenchanted in his egocentric actions.”
Howie: “Probably placing your teammates in jeopardy is egocentric.”
Terry: “Let me give Rodgers some recommendation, or not it’s good if he got here to the Navel academy and learn to be trustworthy.” pic.twitter.com/O9rT6kDNXm
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 7, 2021
