The cameras caught him again. Aaron Rodgers and his trusty smelling salts become an absolute love story nobody asked for.
Sunday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers marked the third time Rodgers’ ongoing relationship with the banned substance. The 41-year-old quarterback keeps reaching for his secret sauce like it’s his healing medicine. And yes — fans noticed it again as they always do.
Aaron Rodgers’ Strange Smelling Habit of Banned Substance Has Fans in Stitches
The NFL banned teams from supplying smelling salts before the 2025 season, but they allowed players to bring their own. The old man took that memo personally because recently, he’s been spotted huffing the stuff like clockwork.
Sunday night against the Packers? More of the same. Rodgers wasted no time hitting the smelling salts this time around, looking like he was performing his pre-snap ritual. Social media had a field day with the footage.
umm is this legal in the NFL? Rodgers sniffing something in the huddle.#MNF #MondayNightFootball #aaronrodgers pic.twitter.com/9Gt1wgeBuX
— Touchdown (@__Touchdown__) October 27, 2025
One fan wrote, “Why is he again smelling his poop? He always brings his healing medicine every time.”
Another claimed, “Old Man Rodgers is bringing his own salts like it’s 1975. Bro is really out here trying to heal injuries with vibes and vintage remedies.”
A third one bluntly said, “Booger sugar is what he’s having.”
A fourth joked, “Always brought his own 🎱 to the party 🎊.”
The fifth shared, “He is doing it on every drive now. He is getting addicted to it.”
The 41-year-old clearly doesn’t care about optics anymore. He’s seemingly chasing wins and milestones, not approval ratings.
Back in late September against the Vikings, Rodgers ripped a smelling salt before launching an 80-yard bomb to DK Metcalf for a touchdown. The cameras zoomed in on his face post-sniff. His expression screamed, “Why did I do that again?” but his arm said otherwise.
Then came the Bengals game in mid-October. With under three minutes left and Pittsburgh down 30-24, Rodgers smelled his salt before breaking the huddle. And it worked like black magic because shortly after the sniffing scene, he connected with tight end Pat Freiermuth for a 68-yard TD.
However, his secret medicine couldn’t help much against the Packers, who are now 5-1-1 and look like legitimate Super Bowl threats. Meanwhile, Rodgers and his Steelers receive another heartbreak, dropping to 4-3.
