New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has made his last appearance on ESPN’s ‘Pat McAfee Show‘ for the NFL season.
McAfee said on his show Wednesday that he is happy that the ordeal is over.
JUST IN: Aaron Rodgers is suspended from appearing on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” for the rest of the season after his beef with ‘comedian’ Jimmy Kimmel.
Rodgers p*ssed off a lot of people. Good.
McAfee said he was “happy” Rodgers wouldn’t be back on the show because of all… pic.twitter.com/57ho5hl6A6
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 10, 2024
The controversy started when Rodgers made a comment that suggested that late-night television host Jimmy Kimmel’s name would appear on the Jeffrey Epstein “list.” His appearance on this list would imply that he was somehow involved in the notable sex offender’s crimes.
Kimmel responded via social media by threatening to take Aaron Rodgers and ESPN to court. Kimmel said that Aaron Rodgers endangered him and his family with the comments he made on McAfee’s show.
Dear Aasshole: for the record, I’ve not met, flown with, visited, or had any contact whatsoever with Epstein, nor will you find my name on any “list” other than the clearly-phony nonsense that soft-brained wackos like yourself can’t seem to distinguish from reality. Your reckless… https://t.co/p8eug12uiS
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) January 2, 2024
Kimmel also addressed the situation in his show’s monologue. During the monologue, Kimmel referred to Rodgers as “Karen Rodgers” and joked about Rodgers’ education history.
Perfect nightcap…7 minutes of Jimmy Kimmel roasting Aaron Rodgers 🤣
pic.twitter.com/bOMfkX57ho— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) January 9, 2024
Aaron Rodgers’ last appearance on the show for this season saw him address the Kimmel situation
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As things began to heat up around Rodgers and the “Pat McAfee show,” Rodgers was brought on to say his piece Tuesday. This is the appearance that immediately preceded the announcement that he would not be returning to the show for the rest of the season.
Aaron Rodgers responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s Late-Night Monologue. https://t.co/vxk5u3eYO7 pic.twitter.com/Rc9QkSlyEs
— E! News (@enews) January 10, 2024
Rodgers addressed the fact that the feud started during “COVID times” and the current controversy is an extension of that. Rodgers also said that he wants to “move on” from the issue.
In the response, Rodgers also said that he was misquoted and he did not actually call Kimmel a pedophile. In an article from The Athletic, McAfee explains why he is excited to move past the situation.
“Aaron Rodgers is a Hall of Famer. He’s a four-time MVP. He’s a massive piece of the NFL story whenever you go back and tell it. He will be a huge part of it,” McAfee said. “We are very lucky to get a chance to chat with him and learn from him. Some of his thoughts and opinions do piss off a lot of people. I’m pumped that that is no longer every single Wednesday of my life, which it has been for the last few weeks.
“On Friday I obviously threw us into the fire as well. I forever stand by that. Everything else, though, just can’t do that and not what we want to be known for.”
Fans have mixed reactions about Aaron Rodgers making his last appearance for the season
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Aaron Rodgers has caused a great deal of controversy over the last few weeks. He has also been the center of controversy since the inception of COVID. In an article from CBS Sports, Rodgers admitted to lying about being immunized, which split fans’ opinions of the quarterback even more.
“I’d been ready the entire time for this question and had thought about how I wanted to answer it,” Aaron Rodgers told Rogan. “And I had come to the conclusion I’m gonna say, ‘I’ve been immunized.’ And if there’s a follow-up, then talk about my process. But, (I) thought there’s a possibility that I say ‘I’m immunized,’ maybe they understand what that means, maybe they don’t.
“Maybe they follow up. They didn’t follow up. So then I go the season (with) them thinking, some of them, that I was vaccinated.”
Some fans are happy that McAfee’s show will go back to being more football focused, while others stand with Rodgers amid the controversy.
We need more Aaron Rodgers and less Jimmy Kimmels!
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 10, 2024
Charles Barkley said he would’ve punched Aaron Rodgers in the face if the New York Jets quarterback implied he was on Jeffrey Epstein’s list, like Jimmy Kimmel. pic.twitter.com/WR9MyQl91y
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 10, 2024
ESPN/Disney really laid off 7,000 employees, just to let Aaron Rodgers spread conspiracy theories, defame people, and rant/lie about covid vaccines.
— Sophie Rae Lichterman (@why_sophie_why) January 10, 2024
Aaron Rodgers is recovering from an achilles injury, and hopes to be back on the field next season after playing just four snaps with the Jets.
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