Well, that didn’t take lengthy.
Approximately 24 hours after saying Aaron Rodgers wouldn’t seem on The Pat McAfee Show for the remainder of the season, ESPN’s McAfee took an abrupt u-turn Thursday and welcomed the New York Jets quarterback again as a visitor.
On Wednesday, McAfee introduced that his present was parting methods with Rodgers for the rest of the season, within the wake of the soccer star saying some fairly controversial issues about Jimmy Kimmel on the present lately.
“So ‘Aaron Rodgers Tuesday,’ Season 4, is done,” McAfee informed his viewers on Wednesday. “There could be a lot of people that 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 host added.
Looks like McAfee will possible should take care of extra of stated mentions, nevertheless, as folks throughout X (previously Twitter) gave the impression to be both delighted or horrified with the footballer’s fast return to the published.
Watchers of the present had been greatly surprised by the about-face, but it surely may not be that shocking given McAfee’s wording in his preliminary announcement — he stated that “Aaron Rodgers Tuesday” was ending, however the quarterback returned on a Thursday. Also, McAfee pledged that Rodgers would not seem throughout the common season, and the NFL is technically getting into postseason territory.
Also, McAfee tweeted Wednesday night time that he hoped Rodgers would nonetheless come on his present to debate “big events.”
And Rodgers did return to debate the bombshell announcement that Bill Belichick is stepping down as coach of the New England Patriots after 24 seasons.
McAfee launched Rodgers’ look by saying him as “the last human that Bill Belichick talked to on the field as the New England Patriots’ head coach,” referencing the Jets’ closing sport of their disappointing season final week after they defeated the Patriots 17-3.
This time, nevertheless, his look was transient and Rodgers didn’t go off on any tirades about Jimmy Kimmel, Jeffrey Epstein or delve into debunked COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
The Rodgers/Kimmel feud
Rodgers, 40, sparked a firestorm of fury final week after he prompt on McAfee’s present that Kimmel’s identify will ultimately floor on the listing of Epstein’s associates.
Rodgers stated there are lots of folks, “including Jimmy Kimmel,” who don’t need the contact listing belonging to Epstein to be publicly launched.
“I’ll tell you what, if that list comes out, I’ll definitely will be popping some sort of bottle,” added Rodgers, who gave the impression to be sitting inside a wine cellar.
A livid Kimmel responded shortly after, taking to X to re-share the clip and deny he’s ever met the late financier and convicted intercourse offender. He additionally threatened to take authorized motion in opposition to Rodgers.
“Your reckless words put my family in danger. Keep it up and we will debate the facts further in court.”
Kimmel, 56, additionally laced into the New York Jets participant throughout his Monday night time monologue on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Either he actually believes my name was going to be on Epstein’s list — which is insane — or the more likely scenario is he doesn’t actually believe that and he just said it because he’s mad at me for making fun of his top knot and his lies about being vaccinated,” Kimmel stated in his prolonged rant, the place he additionally known as Rodgers “hamster-brained” and joked the 2 ‘A’s’ on his report card had been “both in the name Aaron.”
“It might be time to revisit that concussion profile, Aaron,” Kimmel stated.
While McAfee issued an apology to Kimmel final week, Rodgers stopped in need of doing so throughout Tuesday’s look on McAfee’s present and doubled down on COVID conspiracy theories.
“I said that a lot of people, and I’m quoting myself here, ‘a lot of people — including Jimmy Kimmel — are really hoping that [list] doesn’t come out,’ end quotes, that’s what I said,” Rodgers informed McAfee.
“I was referring to the fact that if there is a list — which, again, this hasn’t come out yet, this was just a deposition — and there are names on it, then that would be the second time that a soft brain, junior college student, you know, wacko anti-vax, antisemite, purveyor, spreading misinformation, conspiracy theorists, MAGA — whatever other things have been said by him and other people in the media — would be right twice.”
“Any type of name calling is ridiculous and I’m not calling him (a pedophile), and neither should you,” Rodgers continued.
Even after that, he stated he didn’t care what Kimmel stated about him, “but as long as he understands what I actually said and that I’m not accusing him of being on a list … I’m all for moving forward.”
— with recordsdata from Global News’ Sarah Do Couto and The Associated Press
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