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Aaron Rodgers is back on the Pat McAfee show … just about 24 hours after Pat announced the 4x NFL MVP was done for the season, the Jets signal caller made an unannounced appearance on the ESPN airwaves!
But, the guys stuck to sports … only discussing Bill Belichick and Nick Saban‘s departures in New England and Alabama. There was no talk of Jeffrey Epstein, Jimmy Kimmel, Anthony Fauci, COVID-19, or any other hot-button issues.
The 5-ish minute visit would likely not even be newsworthy if not for the announcement that McAfee made on yesterday’s show, saying, “Aaron Rodgers’ Tuesday, season 4, is done.”
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Pat went on to explain that he was relieved Aaron wouldn’t be back on the show … for a few months, at least.
“There will be a lot of people who are happy with that, myself included, to be honest with you. The way it ended, it got real loud. I am happy that he’s not going to be in my mentions going forward, which is great news.”
The announcement was met with anger by some fans who perceived McAfee as turning his back on Rodgers. Thursday’s appearance would seem to put any speculation to bed that Aaron and Pat have any beef.
In fact, Pat addressed some of the reaction (he said he was getting “absolutely crushed”), seemingly clarifying that Rodgers wasn’t going to join on Tuesdays because his football season’s over, and he wants to enjoy his time off.
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When Aaron logged off, Pat commented on his bond with AR before moving on with his show.
“Do you know how many things I’ve been through with Aaron Rodgers in our short relationship?”