{"id":983579,"date":"2026-08-06T02:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/983579\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T02:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:12:19","slug":"dr-faucis-attorney-says-aaron-rodgers-should-stick-with-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/983579\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Fauci&#8217;s attorney says Aaron Rodgers should &#8216;stick with football&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text&#8221;&gt; <\/p>\n<p>During the 2021 season, NFL players who had not received a COVID-19 vaccination were subject to daily tests for the virus and restrictions, such as wearing masks inside team facilities and practicing social distancing.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/story\/2021-11-05\/packers-aaron-rodgers-covid-not-vaccinated-immunized\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rodgers did not get vaccinated<\/a> \u2014 he has said he\u2019s allergic to an ingredient in the vaccines \u2014 and instead opted for an alternative treatment to help prevent him from getting the virus. Still, he told reporters he was \u201cimmunized\u201d and did not follow all of the league\u2019s protocols for unvaccinated players.<\/p>\n<p>In early November 2021, Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted he had <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/story\/2021-11-09\/aaron-rodgers-admits-misled-immunization-vaccination-covid\" data-autoplayable-video=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cmisled people about my status<\/a>.\u201d He was fined $14,650 for the protocol violation and missed a game because unvaccinated players were required to isolate for 10 days after testing positive.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers clearly still had a lot to get off his chest during Tuesday\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people had probably fake vac cards back in the day, too,\u201d Rodgers said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t have a problem with that. I mean, I remember seeing some of the vax cards. It was, like, written in crayon. I\u2019m like, all right, so we\u2019re gonna pass that on, but we\u2019re gonna be second-rate citizens over here \u2014 I gotta wear a yellow armband, train in the back, can\u2019t be around more than three people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, you know, you got to wear a mask when you do your interview, and all of us are going to be masked up the entire time back here, 20 feet away from you, because that\u2019s safety first. What crock of s\u2014 we had to go through! Crazy times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although McAfee tried changing the subject multiple times during the first several minutes of the interview, the host eventually embraced the topic and applauded Rodgers for standing \u201con your side of the truth throughout the entirety of that thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour name was slandered,\u201d McAfee told Rodgers. \u201cYou were called a murderer. 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