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ESPN execs are reportedly not happy with Aaron Rodgers after his latest appearance on the Pat McAfee show.
On Monday, Rodgers went on McAfee’s show and mocked Dr.Fauci for pleading the Fifth during a hearing last week.
“I’m gonna plead the 5th. Like that absolute coward Tony Fauci. Absolute coward. Are you kidding me? What are you scared of Tony? I thought you were the science?” Rodgers said.
Rodgers went on to rip ESPN for not covering the Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel scandal.
“And there was another scandal this offseason too, involving a voter for MVP and Coach of the Year. How much time did your network spend on that?”
Aaron Rodgers called out ESPN for not covering the Dianna Russini scandal.
“And there was another scandal this offseason too, involving a voter for MVP and Coach of the Year. How much time did your network spend on that?”
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According to a report from the Daily Mail, ESPN execs are angry at Rodgers over his comments and won’t consider hiring him as an analyst after he retires.
Via ESPN
‘ESPN executives are extremely unhappy with Aaron Rodgers following his comments on The Pat McAfee Show and are now weighing how they want to handle coverage of his highlights during the upcoming season,’ a source said.
‘The feeling internally is that there is little desire to go out of the network’s way to promote Rodgers after he publicly criticized ESPN, and any hope of repairing that relationship is believed to be virtually nonexistent.
‘There is also a sense that, if Rodgers ever decided he wanted to pursue a future as a television analyst, ESPN would not be a realistic landing spot. ‘Many within the company are said to have little interest in working with him after his comments about the network and politically charged nonsense.’