During the corona pandemic, quarterback Aaron Rodgers claimed he was “immunized” against Covid. A false statement that he regrets today

Around three years have passed since Aaron Rodgers claimed to reporters during the coronavirus pandemic that he was “immunized” against Covid-19. Countless journalists and fans subsequently assumed that the quarterback had been vaccinated, but this was not the case.

In a tell-all book to be published in a few days, the New York Jets playmaker now regrets his statements at the time.

“If there’s one thing I wish had gone differently, it’s that. Because that’s the only thing critics could hit me with,” Rodgers is quoted as saying by “ESPN”.

So the 40-year-old regrets how much he focused on his appeal to the league to be considered immunized under NFL guidelines.

“If I could do it over again, I would have said screw it in August. I’m just going to tell them that I’m allergic to PEG, that I’m not getting a Johnson & Johnson vaccine, that I don’t want to be vaccinated. “

Vigorous criticism against Rodgers

In November 2021, the playmaker, then still wearing the Green Bay Packers jersey, fell ill with coronavirus. Because he was not vaccinated, he had to take at least ten days off. It only became public knowledge after the infection that the four-time NFL MVP had not been vaccinated.

Rodgers had previously applied for his homeopathic treatment to be classified as a vaccination, but the NFL refused. His misleading statements had led to fierce criticism.

The book “Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers” by author Ian O’Connor will be published on August 20.