"He knew some people would disagree with him, but he didn't know that it would become the s---storm it became. People who he thought were friends are turning on him,"

Aaron Rodgers notably doesn’t like to be criticized. That is certainly something he might have wanted to have considered before he went on a national show and discussed the reasons he was unvaccinated, why he’d lied about it before testing positive for COVID-19, blamed the “woke mob,” and said he was taking medical advice from Joe Rogan.

Rodgers has been criticized in just about every way possible, from social media to NFL talking heads to the NFL itself the scientific community to Saturday Night Live. And it turns out, according to People, he’s not that thrilled about it.

According to a People Magazine source, Rodgers, who hasn’t spoken publicly since his appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, “feels like he just shared his point of view, and now he’s being crucified for it.” The self-proclaimed critical thinker isn’t a huge fan of any critical thought directed his way.

“He knew some people would disagree with him, but he didn’t know that it would become the s—storm it became. People who he thought were friends are turning on him,” People’s source said. “He’s upset. He’s very unhappy with the response to him.”

It’s hard to know what Rodgers expected to happen when he used his massive platform and status as an NFL star to spout anti-vaccine talking points in the middle of a pandemic that has claimed over 750,000 American lives. But, given that he already pre-blamed “cancel culture” for the reaction, we’re sure we’ll hear more about that the next time he speaks.

Rodgers is expected to be back with the Green Bay Packers on Saturday to potentially play for them against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. It’s unknown when he’ll speak to reporters or make public statements before then.

https://thecomeback.com/nfl/aaron-rodgers-reportedly-very-unhappy-upset-interview-vaccine.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 

Aaron Rodgers broke COVID quarantine and went to California on Monday! Unless he didn’t.

And he definitely didn’t.

An item from the Daily Mail claims that Rodgers was spotted in California on Monday. That would be a blatant violation of the NFL’s COVID protocol for unvaccinated players who have tested positive.

But it wasn’t him. The photos, even with the person in them wearing a mask, didn’t really look like him. (Maybe it was Pete Davidson.)

Profootballtalk  wrote:

Oh come on Aaron. There are people just seething at the mouth waiting to pounce on anything COVID-19 to show how moral their high horse stands. It's why you said you were "immunized" instead of saying you weren't vaccinated.

It is shitty that some of his friends are turning on him for having a different opinion and doing what he felt was best for his body.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

I mostly worry that Aaron is just going to throw his hands up in frustration and retire. If, for example, he announced he was retiring today, I would not be surprised. Deeply saddened, but not surprised.

Originally Posted by: dfosterf 

Johnny Cochran might say, "If he is surprised, he is not wise." Aaron is very obviously an intelligent man, but he very badly miscalculated what I perceive as a well-planned response plan to that inevitable question regarding his vaccination status. I think just about everyone here could have come up with a better response than the bullshit he did, and I also believe that most here would not have thought that insulting the league was a great plan, either.

All that notwithstanding, assuming there is a lot of truth in his subsequent interview, his bs and conduct is not a high crime or misdemeanor in either the NFL or Covid19 prevention world. Assuming he was tested daily...insert his rationale here...

It sure looks like a mob mentality gang-up, with the woke, cancel culture, holier-than-though, wordsmiths, and click-bait assholes all congealing into a massive "gotcha" that I find sickeningly reflective of how we roll as a collective society-or lack thereof, if you will.

I said right away when this news broke he shouldn't have lied. I do understand possibly more than most a rationale for doing so, and just wish he didn't suck at it so bad, as evidenced by the resulting shit-storm.

The NFL is going to have to answer for their culpability in this as well. They have been giving a pass to him and others regarding masks at these press conferences. I predict that dick Florio will go after Cousins and others after the punishment is imposed on Rodgers and GB. He has extraordinary slimy asshole manipulative skills that make your ham and eager ambulance chasing lawyer cross his arms in awe.

I mostly worry that Aaron is just going to throw his hands up in frustration and retire. If, for example, he announced he was retiring today, I would not be surprised. Deeply saddened, but not surprised.

Originally Posted by: dfosterf 

I'm fine with people who refuse to be vaccinated saying they're doing what (they think) is best for their body. However it's also fair to say by refusing the vaccine you're not doing what's best for your community/team.

Perhaps some of his friends just feel differently about what it means to be a team player.

Originally Posted by: isocleas2 

Again, the team, the medical staff, the league all knew his status. To whom was he supposedly "lying?"

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Again, the team, the medical staff, the league all knew his status. To whom was he supposedly "lying?"

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

Again, the team, the medical staff, the league all knew his status. To whom was he supposedly "lying?"

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

The attempts to one up one another is childish. On to Seattle.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

I don't think it's childish to call a poster out that acted as if they know more than a professional such as a lawyer. Trying to act like you (well, not you Z2C, but said poster) know more than a qualified professional is the same approach that got Aaron Rodgers unwanted attention on Friday (i.e., rambling to prove a "moral principal" point, trying to establish points of fact/law that just aren't true with respect to libel/slander laws, etc.). And if such unmeritorious prognostications are proven false, said poster has no one else but themselves to blame for being called out on their BS in the course of discussion.

Thank goodness Aaron Rodgers came to his senses and did a complete 180 on his approach so that we could all move on from this. And he isn't retiring -- Aaron's market is at least $40 million a year still (and assuming even a couple more years in the league means at least $100,000,000 in earnings when factoring in his earnings for the rest of this league year), and you don't give that up just because half-way through a season you got caught up in a shit storm.

If anything, it will likely make Aaron Rodgers even more pissed to prove a point - and whenever there is an added chip on Aaron's shoulders, his play is pretty phenomenal in response.

Originally Posted by: all_about_da_packers