Sports host Pat McAfee announced that New York quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ weekly guest appearance on his show is finished for the rest of the NFL season.
McAfee expressed relief and readiness to move on from the situation.
This decision comes after Rodgers made controversial comments about late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel, suggesting Kimmel could be on the client list of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Trending: Anthony Fauci Questioned About Evidence Behind COVID Restrictions)
Pat McAfee says Aaron Rodgers is done appearing on the show for the rest of the NFL season.
Admits people behind the scenes at ESPN have major problems with him, but he's continuing to push forward.
Says he will never give up control of his show. pic.twitter.com/1MKFV5K4JS
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) January 10, 2024
McAfee said, “‘Aaron Rodgers’ Tuesday Season 4 is done.”
“There could be a lot of people that are happy with that,” McAfee said.
“Myself included, to be honest with you. The way it ended, it got real loud, real loud. I’m happy that is not going to be my mentions going forward, which is great news,” explained the host.
“Aaron Rodgers is a Hall of Famer. He’s a four-time MVP. He’s a massive piece of the NFL story whenever you go back and tell it. He will be a huge part of it. We are very lucky to get a chance to chat with him and learn from him. Some of his thoughts and opinions do piss off a lot of people. I’m pumped that that is no longer every single Wednesday of my life, which it has been for the last few weeks,” explained McAfee.
“On Friday I obviously threw us into the fire as well,” McAfee confessed.
“I forever stand by that. Everything else, though, just can’t do that and not what we want to be known for.”
Rodgers said, “There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, really hoping that [client list] doesn’t come out.”
“I’ll tell you what, if that list comes out, I definitely will be popping some sort of bottle,” he continued.
Kimmel responded by threatening to sue Rodgers, and later mocked him on his show.
Kimmel responded on X, writing, “Dear Aa——: for the record, I’ve not met, flown with, visited, or had any contact whatsoever with Epstein, nor will you find my name on any ‘list’ other than the clearly-phony nonsense that soft-brained wackos like yourself can’t seem to distinguish from reality.”
“Your reckless words put my family in danger,” he continued.
“Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court. [Aaron Rodgers],” Kimmel threatened.
Rodgers responded to Kimmel’s accusations, stating that he didn’t believe Kimmel was a pedophile and emphasizing the seriousness of such allegations.
“I totally understand how serious an allegation of pedophilia would be,” said Rodgers.
“So for him to be upset about that, I get it,” he admitted.
“I’m not stupid enough, even though you think I’m an idiot and you’ve made a lot of comments about my intelligence, but I’m not stupid enough to accuse you of that with absolutely zero concrete evidence,” Rodgers continued.
“That’s ridiculous,” he added.
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