Aaron Rodgers Thinks NFL Fans Were ‘Rooting Against’ the Packers Due to His ‘Vaccination Status’

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An ulterior motive? Aaron Rodgers shared his thoughts on the Green Bay Packers’ recent loss in the NFL playoffs — and he thinks some viewers were actively cheering for his downfall.“There were a ton of people tuning in rooting against us for one reason, and one reason only,” the quarterback, 38, said during a Tuesday, January 25, appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “It’s because of my vaccination status and them wanting to see us lose so they could pile on and enjoy and revel in the fact that my vaccination status was some sort of reason why we haven’t had success in the playoffs.”The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Packers on Saturday, January 22, knocking the Wisconsin team out of contention for the Super Bowl.

After the game, social media lit up with memes that referenced Rodgers’ controversial vaccine stance.Last year, the former Jeopardy!

guest host admitted that he was unvaccinated after missing a game because he tested positive for COVID-19. In August 2021, the athlete claimed that he was “immunized,” but after he contracted coronavirus, he clarified that he did not receive one of the vaccines approved by the CDC.“I march to the beat of my own drum,” he said during a November 2021 interview on The Pat McAfee Show. “I believe strongly in bodily autonomy, [in the] ability to make choices for your body, not to have to acquiesce to some woke culture or crazed group of individuals who say you have to do something.”The California native went on to claim that he was allergic to one of the ingredients in the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, noting that he decided against the Johnson & Johnson shot because he “heard of multiple people who had adverse events” after receiving it.During the same interview, Rodgers said that he