NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers was once considered to be a vice president pick for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Although he wasn’t chosen, Rodgers still has Kennedy’s back.
In a recent interview on I Can Fly podcast, Rodgers expressed his concern about Kennedy’s safety, per NBC Sports.
“So Bobby loses his uncle, JFK, his father, RFK. His cousin dies in a plane crash when he was running against Hillary Clinton. I’m not saying that was a conspiracy, but it’s kind of a weird coincidence,” the New York Jets quarterback said. “Bobby’s in danger, you know? Like he’s putting himself on the line. Why? Because he f—king believes in this country. He believes in this country. He believes in the good in people and he believes he can make a difference. That’s somebody I can get behind who’s willing to lay it on the line.”
He also compared Kennedy to fictional characters in “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings,” per the Daily Mail.
“That is, like I said earlier, the archetype of everything we love about Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, everything we love about Frodo and Sam and Eragon, and Gandolf, and Merry and Pippin,” Rodgers said.
“Everything that we love about Gamora and Groot and Rocket and Drax … these people believe in something.”
Some went to X, formerly Twitter, to share their feelings.
Rodgers also spoke about slipping from the vice presidential grasp shortly after two women came forward stating he said the Sandy Hook massacre was not true, per NBC Sports.
“I got mentioned as a finalist to be, you know, Vice President on a ticket and they fucking attacked me with some bizarre story from years ago,” Rodgers said. “There was a third-hand account or something. They’re terrified. They’re terrified of people that think for themselves that aren’t controlled. I’m not beholden to anybody. I have a contract. I can get cut at any point. I have very few sponsors now. They’re all people that I really believe in and there’s some sort of equity investment in it.
“But I’m not controlled. Nobody controls my messaging.”
