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Aron Rogers: A Man That Follows The Science and Not The Mad Scientists.

“I’m not an anti-vaxx, flat-earther.. I have an allergy to an ingredient that’s in the mRNA vaccines. I found a long term immunization protocol to protect myself & I’m very proud of the research that went into that”

by Colin November 5, 2021, 10:23 pm 1.7k Views

Aaron Rogers Is Smart And Informed.

After being coy about his vaccination status for months, the NFL’s Most Valuable Player is set to miss time after contracting Covid and appears to have been breaking protocol for months

Aaron Rodgers may be a lot of things but stupid he is not. A noted bookworm and fill-in Jeopardy host, Rodgers of all people is keenly aware that words matter. In hindsight this explains why back in August when he was asked about his vaccination status by a reporter, he replied with a cryptic: “I’ve been immunized.”

If you’re like me, you thought Rodgers’ response was him being him – eccentric with maybe a touch of arrogance – but you assumed immunized equaled vaccinated.

Aaron Rodgers looks set to miss a meeting with Patrick Mahomes

Sigh. Well, now it’s looking likely that Rodgers misled us all along. On Wednesday, the news broke that Rodgers tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs because he is, indeed, not immunized with an actual Covid vaccine.

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But the wounds cut much deeper than Rodgers missing four quarters of an NFL game. First off, there’s the simple selfish act of not getting a vaccine that protects yourself, your friends and your teammates. How can five million deaths worldwide, including more than 750,000 in the United States, not be enough to spook Rodgers into getting vaccinated? Keeping a dirty little secret like not being vaccinated from the public has exposed Rodgers as just another egotistical athlete who doesn’t think the rules (or science) apply to him. Per NFL Media, Rodgers had the nerve to ask the league and the NFLPA to grant him vaccinated statusthis summer because he had undergone treatment from his personal homeopathic doctor to raise his antibody levels.

Ignoring the science of vaccines didn’t quite work out for Rodgers, since clearly his antibody counts were not high enough to protect him from contracting Covid. But he’s not wrong about operating in an orbit of special rules. The NFL, and almost certainly the Packers, have known about Rodgers’ status all season and yet they’ve allowed him to show up to his regular press conferences without a mask. This is a clear break in protocol, which states: “All players and staff who are not fully vaccinated must wear masks at all times when inside the Club facility.” Meanwhile, other unvaccinated Packers have reportedly been doing their media sessions via Zoom instead of in person. Different rules.

It certainly begs the question that if this were another quarterback and not the reigning MVP, to whom the Packers acquiesced to this summer to keep him around, would that quarterback be afforded the level of protection?

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer has famously been at odds over Kirk Cousins’ refusal to get vaccinated. Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson, on the other hand, has contracted Covid twice and suffered symptoms, while his coach has turned a blind eye. An unvaccinated Cam Newton was released by the Patriots in training camp. Now this was likely rooted in performance issues and wanting to hand the keys to Mac Jones, but Newton has since been touting his new fully vaccinated status in a quest to get signed.

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There’s a key difference between Rodgers and other unvaccinated quarterbacks or even Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving, who is clinging to his “freedom”, versus just getting a shot and being allowed to play basketball. It’s truth. As asinine as some of their rationales may seem, at least the others were honest.

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