Aaron Rodgers had two options: Play or retire and be RFK Jr.'s VP | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

Mike Florio and Chris Simms sift through what would've happened to the Jets if Aaron Rodgers had opted to retire and be Robert F. Kennedy's VP instead of playing football next season. #NBCSports #ProFootballTalk #NFL
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[@nicklynch1135]

Florio is absolutely manic anytime Rodgers comes up.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I'm with Florio. I'm sick of having to suffer with fools in our society who have a platform and choose to spew easily debunked fairytales and bullcrap.

[@earlmcmanus194]

@@johnchedsey1306 , if it really is so easily debunked then why does it matter?

[@FadyDizzle]

agreed, he's so damn salty every time Rodgers' name comes up. Not sure what his personal agenda is.

[@hawaiiguykailua6928]

He's a few episodes away from his inner eyelids swiping sideways, if lizard bots exist his veil has shifted way green the past 2 years and I don't think it's the camera😏

[@hawaiiguykailua6928]

​@@johnchedsey1306 "debunked" a soundbite I heard on msm and repeat without ever reading a scientific report, and why should you, a guy you know on TV reported he heard it from a guy's anonymous source who said his neighbors 2nd cousins donkey debunked it😂🤣

[@bt7bt]

Florio not having it...Simms trying to straddle the fence 😂😂

[@Maxpower644]

I think we owe Greg Jennings an apology. He tried to tell us this guy was a long time ago.

[@Dan_Boston]

Rodgers loves to hear him self talk

[@jring383]

No more than Florio. Hilarious that just 5-6 years ago, Rodgers rarely ever did any media and he was called "aloof". Now he goes on a podcast occasionally and hes a diva who loves to hear himself talk, annoyed most by people who get paid to hear themselves talk on TV.

[@AZsullen]

They are talking about him. They decided to keep this going.

[@privatenotforpublicdisplay5155]

Amen!

[@zanyabains2390]

@@jring383 Rodgers was on an ESPN radio show every Tuesday for several years then was on Pat McAfee for 4 years. Rodgers hosted "An Evening with Aaron Rodgers" for at least 5 years.

[@jring383]

@@zanyabains2390 "An evening with Rodgers" was a charity event. Not a media spot. I never said he never did media, I said rarely.

[@HimNamedType]

Chris Simms saying he regrets getting the jab crushed Mike

[@brianw3656]

Simms caved. I never would have. He doesn't need NBC.

[@Joel-brody]

Millions regret it. I wasn't dumb enough to do it but glad he realizes he didn't need it either.

[@brianw3656]

@Joel-brody It's hard to believe billions of people fell for this. More sheeple than I thought. A giant experiment without knowing long-term impact.

[@alfgwahigain5544]

@@Joel-brody No one regrets it because there were no negative consequences for getting it.

[@shadowxps]

Simms didn’t want to do it but did so anyway cause he didn’t want the possibility of harming someone on his conscience. You’re correct, you and Simms are indeed not alike.

[@quiddity131]

I personally think Rodgers is an ass, but Florio, why in the world should he talk to you? You hate him. You want him to fail. You don't want him to have the right to express his opinion on things. No athlete should be under any obligation to talk to a media that hates them and will do anything they can to twist everything they can to make them look bad. If members of the media elite like Florio don't want Rodgers to get so much attention, it's easy. Stop talking about him. The things he says are spread out exponentially because hot take artists in the media spend an absurd amount of time talking about him every time he says anything.

[@AlanBennett866]

Well said. I do not personally think Rogers is an ass but your point was well made either way I agree with you. Why anyone cares what a professional athlete thinks outside of sports I will never understand. Florio is the best at reporting the NFL but when he gets like this Mike is the ass in my opinion (that no one but me should give two cents about).

[@claudehunt2101]

Better chance of winning the presidential campaign than winning with Jets! 😂I guess .01 percent is better than zero!

[@anthonyslazas6413]

Don't think he would win either one 😀

[@isaacgudino7712]

They’re both at 0% chances

[@dansmith680]

Florio, name a politician or mainstream media personality that exposes themselves to an open debate? And I'm not including scripted corporate news debates.

[@earlmcmanus194]

Exactly. And Florio himself wants no part of it and is just taking pot shots from a distance refusing to be caught flat footed in a potential exchange with Rodgers.

[@jacobhughes9010]

He says this while he only does a show with his friends. Leftists in their ivory tower trying to lecture everyone is just old lol they’re also just self destructing because the world now rejects them lol

[@williehardiman6766]

Bernie Sanders

[@earlmcmanus194]

@@williehardiman6766 , not especially so. He debated Lindsay Graham and did a Town Hall with Fox, I'm not sure that qualifies him as someone who will take on all comers.

[@alexmalt]

Rodgers hate is what Florio does best and I'm all here for it!

[@nopeteys2424]

Im so sick of hearing about this guy. Its been 3 straight offseasons of Rodgers being the center of attention even though he hasn’t played good football since 2021. The fact that he was seriously considering leaving football to be the VP of a 3rd party candidate that has literally zero chance of actually winning the election just goes to show where Rodgers is at. He isn’t all in on football anymore, he’s all in on getting attention and publicity.

[@doyker]

I'm more sick of Florio's unhinged Rodgers hate. He's the one who constantly keeps bringing up Rodgers off field stuff months after it was even a thing like the vp stuff. Sad really

[@GKA11111]

@@doykereveryone that a “media” guy hates Aaron. Go listen to nick wright for 10 seconds

[@brentr.wright1209]

Absolutely! Florio is obsessed with Rodgers! Clearly Rodgers wants to move on and focus on football but Florio can't help himself. Says more about Florio than Rodgers!

[@museli_addict]

@@doyker Florio can't even pretend to hide his Boomer bias against Rogers

[@is0sceles]

Smoothbrain take. The reason you keep hearing about him has less to do with him trying to foist himself into the headlines and more to do with Florio and others being completely unhinged about the guy, still mad and butthurt that he lied about taking the vaccine. Yeah, he occasionally seeks attention on McAfee's show, but many of these things are topics I would never hear about if not for Mike Florio getting mad at the latest Rodgers news, often without Rodgers actually doing or saying ANYTHING (as is the case here). But Florio, Nick Wright, etc. have the ultimate idiotic take that Rodgers is supposed to make a big public show about denying or addressing every single controversy they drum up. They want him to act like some sort of a puppet, "I refuse and deny any allegations that I will be VP for RFK, and I deeply apologize for the pain and mental anguish it caused people to hear those words about me, and I will try to do better next time someone else talks about me because somehow that is my responsibility." Is this the apology you want? What exactly is Aaron Rodgers supposed to do for you here?

[@henrim9348]

This is the Florio I love. Keep it up my brother.

[@steveroberts343]

Freedom of speech is not dangerous. Annoying maybe, but not dangerous. It's the backbone of our Republic.

[@zanyabains2390]

the U.S. is a constitutional Republic.

[@kennykistler6735]

@@zanyabains2390 And a democracy.

[@Earthling247]

Y’all are not intelligent in your opinions

[@__________f9433]

America is like an old wooden ship it creaks and groin in the ocean, but its hull is as strong as an ox, it was designed that way, it is what makes it so strong.

[@karenhardie1132]

Many people would think darkness retreats, conspiracy theories, vaccine lying, whatever he was smoking in Peru, no family contact is a little different. He can do what he wants but it brings more attention. He has one ring in 18 years of football. There is a reason GB no longer wanted him. GB made the playoffs last year without him.

[@thebrizzy]

ok Karen

[@kyleclifton53]

The guy who turned off the PFT comments section says Rodgers doesn’t like to be challenged…😂

[@innerspace56]

Dude! Preach!

[@roundfaceal9164]

Not Chris Sims also avoiding pressing Aaron.

[@GKA11111]

Why does Simms need to press Rodgers lol

[@johnmikolajczyk]

Why would he choose to press Aaron? It was the media who created the distractions, not Aaron. Sims is a smart guy and knows what's really happening

[@roundfaceal9164]

@@johnmikolajczyk Rogers is a tool and there are legitimate reasons to criticize him. I’m learning Sims is also a tool.

[@ekosmos548]

And by the way your US government does lie majority if not all the time. So for people who trust their government without challenging them it's part of the problem. That's what's Aaron Rodgers is talking about Mike

[@primatejames]

Florio, you're smart enough to know what to say and not say in order to maintain your status.Same for Sims, except he's moe likeable.

[@Slobo182]

At the end there, Florio could have said what we all are thinking : Rodgers has main character syndrome. Doesn't make him a bad person (though his other actions certainly seem to lean that way).

[@tonyjohn8111]

Interesting topic and commentary, but wonder why Florio yells through most of it.

[@davidsteele1756]

Tell me you don’t like Aaron Rodgers’s without telling me you don’t like Aaron Rodgers’s 😂

[@DavidHooper401]

Florio is more worried about the NFL than the U.S., lol. No one thinks it was serious, except Florio, apparently.

[@skippipotamus]

Florio sounding more like Alex Jones than Alex Jones

[@andrewflanagan3658]

You can read between the lines of what Simm's says to understand he is pro Rodgers but too much of a coward to outright come out and say it. Which in my opinion is worse. Come out and have strength in your convictions rather than half supporting and half understanding

[@__________f9433]

I think he is neither. He agree with some and doesn’t agree with other. But he doesn’t seem offended like florio

[@johnchedsey1306]

Nah. Simms is a pure football fan who really doesn't care to venture into other conversations. I believe he truly just wants to discuss what Rodgers does on the field (such as snap tendons) and never have to segments on darkness retreats (also called "camping"). While I think Rodgers is rather touched in the head, he genuinely was one of the greatest QBs of all time in Green Bay.

[@Earthling247]

We need to move away from allowing these ex players to be part of anything that involves analysis. They all been hit it the head way too much. Even if you played high school, you’re done.

[@user-lo3gk1si5d]

Rodgers has had several concussions. Its a possibility that explains Rodgers adventure into loony fucking tunes land.

[@farisshayeb1612]

Never seen Mike hate so much lol

[@bauerpower83]

I love these 2 together. Best dynamic

[@Titanvol91]

fake intellectual is the perfect way to describe Rodgers.

[@AZsullen]

Or he's just a guy that has strong beliefs you don't like or maybe you just are not smart enough to understand

[@jacksonlandry1017]

Just a dude in his 40s who finally tried psychedelics and now is LARPing as a spiritual guru. If you have to tell everyone how spiritual you are you’ve completely missed the point. Everything about the dude is fake

[@Lonesome_Loser]

Never regretted getting vaccinated and I still get vaccinated.

[@cornealdata3843]

​​@@Lonesome_Loser It is not as simple as vaccines are good or bad. There has been vaccines pulled from the market due to side effects and Vaccines that have saved millions of lives. You have total trust in a FDA that told us Oxytocin is not addictive last then 20 years ago. When they know it was addictive and it caused hundreds of thousands of deaths.

[@josephstockman3425]

@@jacksonlandry1017 No - he is objectively wrong. His opinions are his own, but when he chooses to discuss them publicly or get involved politically - criticism comes with the territory. There does reach a point where objectively false claims become dangerous or troublesome. This isn’t him being “different” or quirky.

[@davidabbett7011]

Aaron Rodgers seems to forget that he is an NFL QB first, but it appears he would rather be the smartest man in the world bent on helping all of us science-based imbeciles from ourselves.

[@mca_a1131]

This is an old video file, months ago! why uploading it only now?

[@garse70]

The Jets should cut their ties with Rodgers trade for Flacco or make a trade for Jake Browning. They’d be better for it. No drama

[@KRey112]

Maybe one more year of this, and we won’t have to hear from Aaron Rodgers again. Any other quarterback would have been blackballed for the stuff he says and does. Disappointed but not surprised about some of the defense of him, that Simms gave. But that’s my opinion.

[@allenh5389]

Florio vs. Rodgers ….. I got $10 on Flory!!

[@meir4586]

With that suit, Florio should run for the presidency 😂😂

[@rickvice2313]

You can tell Sims agrees with Rodger’s.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGentile]

Why Florio suited and booted today?

[@thenoseknows9391]

Suited and booted,🤣 a lot of people don't know what that means 💯🤣😕😆👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@zanyabains2390]

Does RFK, Jr., completely disdain drugs now that he had recovered from his heroin addiction or does he do a toot or two of psychedelics with Rodgers?

[@florianritter]

How do you fix an achilles with Bach flowers?

[@bradskolnik524]

They would have probably signed Ryan Tannehill

[@richardastley1168]

Rodgers can be explained in 3 letters: CTE

[@kanecunningham7779]

I’d love to see florio debate rodgers. Aaron would whip the floor with him. I think Chris actually agrees with Aaron but he can’t say.

[@michaelwinckowskiakacptmik5618]

I really respect Chris Simms for being honest and straightforward. Even if we disagree, I respect his candor.

[@RLebeauXXXIII]

How arrogant can one person be??? Science background? nah. Economics? nah. Law? Nah. Government? nah. Military? nah. Thinks that he should be next in line to run the United States. The most powerful and complicated country in the history of Earth.

[@dansmith680]

Someone loves a good credential

[@iancarrey4123]

He reads, he’s smarter than everyone just ask him.

[@IronCladBushido]

Reagan was an actor, trump is a reality TV show personality, Biden is senile, don't act like the USA has high standards

[@wawaoo11]

Florio vs Rodgers again

[@greigswanson1323]

Why does Florio look like he’s just been to the bank?

[@kennykistler6735]

Simms seems like a weird guy. He regrets getting the vaccine, but gives not a single reason why. He seems fine and there was no disruption to his career. What was there to regret?

[@dominickdicarlo1191]

Florio trying to spin a web that Rodgers was actually gonna leave the Jets hanging is hilarious. Dude is so biased.

[@sphinxvet]

Once a great country... getting crazy by the day...

[@davidgb291]

Ive enjoyed it so far. The only downside from my first 3 hours is there is no team deathmatch. However, ive enjoyed the game modes available

[@jseaman256]

why not bring up Aaron Rodger's beef with Jimmy kimmel

[@user-fn5ru5jr8i]

I don't know any football fans that don't think Rodgers is a complete loon and/or narcissist. He has lost football credibility based on this lunacy. Are you really surprised he would have left the Jets hanging? I'm not at all. His past actions have already shown what kind d of person he is. Frankly, I would rather hear your rants about Cousins than for you to give any more time on this guy.

[@AZsullen]

He's a guy that has his own beliefs and is honest? Just cause you may not like who he is doesn't mean it's his fault. Seems like your own personal issue.

[@alfgwahigain5544]

@@AZsullen "Honesty" doesn't mean spreading blatant misinformation.

[@henrylee8510]

The earth could be flat, we may have never landed on the moon, etc. need we say more about this guy. These are undebatable facts

[@matt4122]

I'm a football fan and I don't think Rodgers is a complete loon.

[@Andum48]

@@matt4122 It's a bot you're replying to, it seems the chat is fillrd with them

[@libertariansasquatch]

Man only Florio can get this heated over something that never happened. Like what a nothing burger, dude entertained an idea and didn’t do it…. Who cares?

[@reubenbutteri2993]

Mike just hates the guy lol and his words are like… “a fart in the wind”

[@VictorDiGiovanni]

It just shows you have to plan for potential outcomes. As such, I've informed my job that if I am asked to be on a presidential ticket, I will seriously consider it, and they may have to find a replacement graphic designer.

[@FlintGiven]

The thought process is to just be himself and enjoy life...not hard to understand.

[@lemnjelokid1229]

Some things are more important than football

[@paulrichardson2942]

Florio you yell more than Sean McVay.

[@rexfordmorgan7552]

Simms saying Rodgers is smart, screams smart for sports guys. The bar for smart is very different for different people.

[@srobeck77]

Nah hes a objectionally a very smart guy. Misguided is some ways, but definitely a smart fella.

[@HistoricallyRomantic]

Rodgers is smarter than anyone in the Biden administration.

[@alfgwahigain5544]

@@srobeck77 Maybe gullible is a better descriptor.

[@srobeck77]

@@alfgwahigain5544 or maybe denile is the bigger factor

[@earlmcmanus194]

Actually his SAT and Wonderlic scores are quite high, 88th and 95th percentile respectively if I recall correctly.

[@lakers4261]

Rodgers lives in Florios head rent free

[@AreolaGrande94]

Michael James Florio at his absolute f***ing best !

[@Thisguy5]

Florio definitely got all the boosters. Lol

[@IrishRaiderLarryMullinsJr]

I wouldn't have voted for Kennedy Rogers but Florio, no we don't need to know all those answers. Of course Rogers considered it, it's VPOTUS for God sake. Come on man

[@rickschneider9660]

Chris, you are the man when it comes to analizing film but from a geopolitical point of view i understand what he said about needing more people. If you look deep for his point of view you understand, i did with a 12th grade education.

[@kevinmorrell4598]

I just want see if he washed most older q backs fade quickly Brady an exception

[@kevindashner6521]

Jesus H Christ! Mike is such an ambulance chaser... Better call Saul! Fckin hall monitor

[@alexamerling79]

He should run for a position in Putin's cabinet.

[@johnmikolajczyk]

Florio is a clown. Rodgers was never going to leave the Jets without playing for them. Nowhere in the conference did Rodgers say that he was "seriously" considering it. I'm willing to bet Aaron was honored that RFK asked him, but it was never in the cards that he would actually retire this offseason.

[@kennymiller1611]

The fact that Florio hat a Rodgers so muc makes me respect him more. I can’t stand when a reporter lets his political bias affect the way an athlete is covered. It’s a joke.

[@privatenotforpublicdisplay5155]

Rogers, Tucker and RFK should go brain-worming together. Great football player but also tiresome to listen to. People are negative toward him because he is an attention junky. I don't care about a football player's opinion regarding science, law, economics, UFOs, natural intoxicants, herbal medicine, finance or politics unless they have genuine expertise to share. His expertise is on the football field full-stop period.

[@jamesfitzpatrick7345]

​@privatenotforpublicdispl then dont listen asshoke. Hes brilliant ay5155

[@Rick081808]

Ok Mikey ! What’s wrong with Bobby ? It’s after his dad who was assassinated

[@jeffp9675]

Was Florio at The Trump Trial today

[@johammond2020]

Luv how all of the “they think everything is conspiracy” are assuming that everything isn’t a conspiracy .. smh?? We gotta all do better and just stop assuming all together .. sht is silly!? STOP ASSUMING.. assumptions make an ass out of me and you!

[@johammond2020]

Hey Mike .. you might need to take a good month or two off of football my guy and do some basic research man. Sports are such a distraction and I’m guilty of it as well but c’mmon man!

[@johammond2020]

Mike .. I hate to break it to ya but Aaron Rodgers is very smart mainly bc he’s paying attention .. unlike most! Awareness and perspective/context are very necessary.. obviously. You have to respect a guy that refuses to go along to get along .. you should try it out sometime bub!

[@matthewdorso4302]

Rodgers lives rent free in Florios head

[@njcharger24]

What's up with the suit?

[@jposh201]

He's just a troll with a straight face while he does it. Hes not doing anything complex.

[@709techs]

They could got one of the 5 QB’s in Cleveland 😂

[@alfgwahigain5544]

I have a buddy who's a Jets fan and I'm a Browns fan. I've told him more than once that I'd gladly give the Jets Deshawn Watson, nothing in return needed.

[@srobeck77]

Speaking of QB's, I'd to circle back around to the fiasco in Atlanta with their QB situation.

[@user-dm9jh3hn8h]

So if you were asked by anyone to be a VP candidate, you cant see yourself considering it. Considering it doesn't require much more than being flattered. Add in a competitive athletic star with a mathing ego. I didnt say Aaron should, or that he'd be good at it.

[@freddiecarr7602]

So he enters the HOF as a ......

[@mikehartl8665]

"Yeah, No" c'mon guys, clean it up!

[@cjokerp]

This dude is the definition of DRAMA👸. No surprise ppl/fans root for him to fail. Which is what the Jets will be doing a lot of this season... all during PrimeTime games!

[@simps104]

Can we talk football next time please 🙏 😂

[@jasonzula8400]

All this drama from a team about to go 7-10 😂😂

[@ronaldk.wileyjr.5476]

The answer to a status question should only be "none of your business," just like Aaron wanted to say, but was too cowardly to say it.

[@Earthling247]

My question is did he eat the same worm containing undercooked pork as RFK?

[@cnuts45]

Calm down Florio. Drama queen

[@CabVideoz]

I think it's more than possible to have intelligence and still believe in unintelligent things. I'm a college student who still thinks education is the future, case in point.

[@johngennace4045]

Rodgers is whacked.

[@Tony525_]

1+1+1=3 options....your math off

[@ekosmos548]

We never give you in a position Mike when you get challenged!!!!! Chris is never going to do that!!!! I can use facts and take you apart within 5 minutes. And I can care less about you and what you think

[@iamlegion3093]

Didn’t he just go on an interview with Tucker Carlson and praised Putin??

[@Rick081808]

Rodgers is right about most of what he says

[@Bubbayaga21]

It is all a lie…nothing is what it seems…I’m sorry you believe the contrary.

[@youdontknow7190]

16:00 that’s correct being an adult means things that you don’t wanna do congratulations.

[@ko9655]

You making an appearance at a deposition, Mike?

[@petercofrancesco9812]

The more he talks the worse he sounds. He should take a vow of silence.

[@NathanDean79]

No one should be surprised that Rodgers was going to leave the Jets. The man is crazy. He hasn’t spoken with his parents in over 20 freaking years!!! They raised him and put him through college!! And now he won’t speak to them because he doesn’t like their religion. I don’t like my dads religion either so I don’t join it but I still a sweet the phone if he calls.

[@paulrichards5002]

The jets wouldnt of had a QB for 2024,they havent had one since 1973😂😂😂

[@mwatts6755]

As a cheesehead, I’m just so confused as to who this dude is.

[@deaddropholiday]

Who cares what he thinks? Just throw the damned ball

[@kylemucerino2558]

If Florio thinks Rogers did this for any other reason than to see guys like him post a 20 minute video talking about him maybe running he's a lot dumber than I thought he was. But here we are with them giving it the platform...embarrassing really.

[@tino9632]

Florio is becoming more annoying by the day

[@user-cx6dr5ql4q]

Either way, Rodgers was going to come in third.