Aaron Rodgers Breaks Down His Decision to Refer to Himself as ‘Immunized’ Following COVID-19 Controversy

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Clearing the air. Aaron Rodgers addressed his controversial decision not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 — and he broke down why he was accused of lying to the NFL.During an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, which was posted on Saturday, August 27, Rodgers, 38, recalled referring to himself as “immunized” to avoid directly discussing his vaccination status.“They were doing this, I called it a witch hunt, where they were asking every single player ‘Are you vaccinated?’ You know, they were asking a bunch of big quarterbacks and some guys were saying, ‘It’s personal’ or whatever,” the athlete claimed. “They didn’t want to talk about their status and it almost guaranteed you weren’t vaccinated, right?

So then they were getting ripped.”According to the Green Bay Packers quarterback, the conversation around the vaccine caused him to reconsider how he responded. “I’d been ready the entire time for this question and had thought about how I wanted to answer it,” he continued. “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.”Rodgers noted that he was surprised when he allegedly wasn’t asked to elaborate on his choice of words. “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,” he told host Joe Rogan. “So then I go [into] the season them thinking — some of them — that I was vaccinated.”In November 2021, the California native made headlines when he tested positive for COVID-19, months after telling reporters he was “immunized.” The NFL player ultimately received public backlash and was forced to miss one game during