Aaron Rodgers was unusually candid about his vaccination lie and painkiller abuse in a podcast.

Munich – A huge debate arose around Aaron Rodgers’ vaccination status during the 2021 NFL season.

The quarterback of the Green Bay Packers had claimed a year ago when asked that he was immunised against Corona. However, he kept the public guessing as to what exactly that meant. He now admitted on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that he deliberately wanted to mislead the media with that comment.

“I was ready for that question all along and had thought about how I was going to answer it. And I was actually going to say that I had been vaccinated,” he recounts. However, Rodgers feared there might be a retrospective audit as a result. So he preferred to be vague.

“I thought it would be a good way for me to say, ‘I’m immunised’. Maybe people will understand what that means, maybe they won’t. Maybe they follow up on it. But they didn’t pursue it. So I went into the season. And some people thought I was immunised. “

A shitstorm erupted over Rodgers

In fact, however, Rodgers’ statement referred only to the homeopathic medicine he was taking for alleged “immunisation”. When Rodgers finally tested positive for COVID in November 2021, Rodgers’ vaccination status again became a public issue.

“I knew if I came down with COVID or if word got out about the whole thing, because it’s the NFL now and things are leaking everywhere, I’m going to have to answer questions,” Rodgers said. Indeed, a veritable shitstorm erupted over the 38-year-old. “Then I was the liar and it said I was endangering the community and my teammates and all these people. The attempt to shut me down and my word and my integrity began. “

Rodgers played under the influence of strong painkillers

Rodgers also spoke on the podcast about taking pills, admitting that he was under the influence of the prescription painkiller Percocet on the field. “Pain management, especially in our sport, is fascinating. It’s fascinating to see how things are treated.”

Basically, all kinds of painkillers were easy to get for players, he said. “I played under the influence of Percocet. It was easy for treating my pain, so I didn’t take a high dosage. But in the end it was still stupid. “