Aaron Rodgers Appears To Take Shot At ESPN While On Pat McAfee's Show
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has never been afraid to take a jab or even an outright shot at his critics and that trend appeared to continue on his latest appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.
During his appearance on the show yesterday, Rodgers addressed how things have changed around the NFL since he entered the league nearly 20 years ago. Rodgers took the chance to make a particularly harsh critique of the media, declaring that many are making critiques based on how the game was played "in the mid-2000s."
“There’s a lot of people talking about the game now,” Rodgers said, via Awful Announcing. “Both non-former players and former players who are trying to stay relevant fame wise. So the takes and the criticism are a lot different than they were maybe in the mid-2000s.”
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 31: Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets stands on the sidelines during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, at MetLife Stadium on October 31, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
He further made it clear that he was referring to ESPN by talking about how SportsCenter doesn't feel the same as it once was.
“I’m talking about these experts on TV who nobody remembers what they did in their career,” Rodgers ranted. “So in order for them to stay relevant, they have to make comments that keep them in the conversation. That wasn’t going on in 2008, 2009. The SportsCenter of my youth, those guys made highlights so much fun. And that’s what they showed on SportsCenter. Now it’s all talk shows and people whose opinions are so important now and they believe they’re the celebrities now, they’re the stars for just being able to talk about sports or give a take about sports, many of which are unfounded or asinine, as we all know. But that’s the environment we’re in now.”
Some fans on social media loved how Rodgers called out sports media like that, while others rolled their eyes and asserted that Rodgers is guilty of that very thing:
"It's not often I agree with Rodgers, but this is one of those times," one user replied to Awful Announcing.
"This guy accusing others of using unfounded takes is hilarious," a second wrote.
"expert on 'unfounded or assinine' takes opines on 'unfounded or assinine' takes," wrote another.
There's not a lot of love lost for either ESPN or Aaron Rodgers these days clearly.
