Packers’ Aaron Rodgers calls for boycott of Super Bowl rumor ‘#fakenews’; Did Boomer Esiason cheat when reporting it?
Aaron Rodgers responded to rumors about him potentially boycotting the Super Bowl because of COVID-19 rules in the NFL by tweeting jokes about the statement.
On Friday on his CBS Sports NFL Today podcast, Boomer Esiason shared a text message he received from an unknown source related to the Packers QB.
What did it say?
The “source” indicates Rodgers will boycott the Super Bowl due to the NFL’s COVID-19 rules, specifically the rule that asymptomatic players must be tested.
But, it’s important to note, this story has more context.
Esiason and his co-host, Gregg Giannotti, later admitted that they believed the text was a joke.
Giannotti posted the clip with this conclusion seven minutes before Rodgers took to Twitter to talk about the rumor.
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Rodgers first retweeted the first video of Esaison reading the source’s text using 10 hashtags in his caption, one being “#fakenews.”
Kurt Benkert added to the chat shortly after. Rodgers asked Benkert if he was Esaison’s troublemaker, and Benkert later played with it, even claiming to be Benedict Arnold.
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Then the Packers backup quarterback Jordan Love started and said he was the source. Rodgers also teases love.
Rodgers has not been vaccinated, as it was made clear when he tested positive for the virus in early November. The Packers defender was criticized for his earlier claim that he was ” immunity”. Since he tested positive, Rodgers has not withheld his comments about COVID-19 and how the NFL handled it.
Esaison and Giannotti are playing a dangerous game in broadcasting loosely sourced information to the world, especially around Aaron Rodgers. Packers QB has been at odds with various publications and media members due to awareness of misinformation surrounding his COVID-19 impact injured toe and his worthy of the NFL MVP award based on vaccination status.
Esaison and Giannotti’s latest gaff is another log that ignites Rodgers.
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Even though the Packers took the No. 1 seed in the NFC, Rodgers will still start Sunday against the Lions in this year’s Packers final regular-season game.
