By now, all sports fans are aware of the situation Aaron Rodgers has placed himself in.
His decision not to get vaccinated and take all of the precautions mandated by the league has led to Rodgers testing positive for Covid and being prohibited from playing this weekend against the Chiefs.
To be fair to Rodgers, he never said he was vaccinated nor did he explicitly lie about it.
When asked about his vaccination status in August, the self-proclaimed “critical thinker” responded affirmatively with some clever wordplay.
“Yeah, I’ve been immunized.”
He was asked point-blank if he had been vaccinated and he responded yes, he was immunized.
Maybe the “yeah” threw everyone off, but the word “immunized” should have raised every red flag in the book.
He continued to discuss the situation in that same press conference.
“You know, there’s a lot of conversation around it, around the league, and a lot of guys who have made statements and not made statements, owners who have made statements. There’s guys on the team that haven’t been vaccinated. I think it’s a personal decision. I’m not going to judge those guys. There are guys that’ve been vaccinated that have contracted COVID. So it’s an interesting issue that I think we’re going to see played out the entire season.”
In his response, Rodgers proved he’s as adept at dodging direct questions and providing clear answers as he is at evading sacks on the field.
Also note that he’s not wearing a mask in that video despite that being a league protocol for the unvaccinated.
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