Aaron Rodgers takes shot at Travis Kelce: 'Mr. Pfizer'
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers appeared to take a jab at Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce during his Tuesday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Rodgers referred to Kelce as “Mr. Pfizer,” an apparent dig at the 33-year-old’s recent promotion of flu and COVID-19 vaccines.
“[It was a] moral victory out there,” Rodgers said. “That we hung with the champs and that our defense played well, and Pat [Mahomes] didn’t have a crazy game, and Mr. Pfizer [Kelce], we kind of shut him down. He didn’t have his crazy impact game.”
Kelce, alongside his mother, Donna, star in a new Pfizer ad promoting both the flu and COVID-19 vaccine with fall in full effect. Rodgers was previously outspoken against taking the COVID-19 vaccine, opting for alternative treatments. After misleading the public concerning is vaccination status in 2021, Rodgers missed a game due to the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol.
Aaron Rodgers provides update on Achilles recovery
While Rodgers probably doesn’t have any nice things to say about Pfizer, there are, in fact, doctors he’s relying on now as he attacks his recovery from a torn Achilles. Rodgers, three weeks removed from surgery, is well ahead of schedule and appears to be holding out hope to return to football at some point this season.
“There’s nothing normal about how I’m attacking this rehab,” Rodgers said. “The common practice is about six weeks in a boot, and I was in a shoe in 13 days. This is just my mindset. I believe in the power of intention. I believe in prayer… Believe in your mental status and the power of will. I believe in making room for the miraculous to happen.”
Still, the odds are stacked against Rodgers after suffering an injury of this severity at the age of 39. But regardless, the four-time league MVP is still gonna give it a shot.
“The next goal is to be able to walk without crutches,” Rodgers said. “It’s pretty obvious I’m well ahead of the normal protocols when it comes to rehab for this kind of thing, but that was always what my mindset was. … [We’re] being as smart as possible, not trying to stretch the Achilles but stretch the Achilles in a way that allows me to start doing movement quicker and to speed up whatever timeline has kind of been the standard for this type of injury.”