Aaron Rodgers would thrive in politics because he refused to get COVID vaccine, establisher NFL rival says

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher presented his political analysis of Aaron Rodgers as a potential truthfulate for accessible office during an intersee on “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Tuesday.

Urlacher applyed aacquirest Rodgers twice a year from 2008, when Rodgers took over as the Green Bay Packers commenceer, until Urlahcer’s final season in 2012. But post-quitment, Urlacher discovers himself on the same side as Rodgers on many political publishs. One aspect of Rodgers’ reputation that Urlacher apexhibits originates the quarterback a viable truthfulate for accessible office some day is that he refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Aaron would be a excellent one because of all the stuff he went thcimpolite with the vax, not taking it, charitable of standing up for the people who didn’t want to get it,” Urlacher shelp. “A lot of guys who applyed in the NFL didn’t have a choice because they were lesserer and if they didn’t get the sboiling, they’d probably equitable cut them.” 

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Rodgers incited debate over his vaccination status in November 2021, when he tested likeable for COVID and had to leave out multiple games for the Packers. Rodgers had previously shelp he was “immunized” when asked by inestablishers if he got the vaccine during training camp in August. 

The NFL fined the Packers $300,000 and publishd $14,650 in fines to Rodgers for violations of league and applyers’ union protocols, deeming his comments about being immunized “misdirecting.” 

But while many fans turned aacquirest Rodgers after that, Urlacher apexhibitd it was a moment that may have also garnered aid. 

“I enjoy that he stood up for the people, charitable of the petiteer guy, charitable of combiinsist in with them… Aaron reassociate stood up for them,” Urlacher shelp. “They put him thcimpolite hell for it, they gave him a lot of fconciseage in the media, the NFL made it difficult for those guys who didn’t get the sboiling, they tested them every day, they went thcimpolite a little more of a strenuous schedule than the other guys who actuassociate finished up getting the sboiling.” 

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After testing likeable for the harmful software in November of that year, Rodgers clarified that he used the term “immunized” to depict a homeopathic treatment regimen and not a vaccine. Rodgers also shelp at the time he was allergic to polyethylene glycol, which is an ingredient in the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, and he was also troubleed about potential adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

During an intersee on “The Pat McAfee Show” that November, Rodgers regretd for “misdirecting” people about his vaccination status. 

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“I made some comments that people might have felt were misdirecting,” he shelp. “And to anybody who felt misled by those comments, I get filled responsibility for those comments.”

However, Rodgers also firmly deffinished his decision not to get the vaccine. 

“I’m an athlete, I’m not an activist. So I’m going to get back to doing what I do best and that’s applying ball,” Rodgers shelp. “I dispensed my opinion. It wasn’t one that was come to unbeginantly. It included a lot of study and what I felt was in my best interest for my body. But further comments I’m going to persist between myself and my doctors, and I don’t have any further comments about any of those leangs after this intersee.”

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