Pat McAfee says Aaron Rodgers is now not showing on his present

Former NFL punter Pat McAfee says Aaron Rodgers is now not showing on his ESPN present after the New York Jets participant’s current feedback made about comic Jimmy Kimmel and convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

McAfee mentioned Wednesday that Rodgers, who sometimes seems on the “Pat McAfee Present” on Tuesdays, will not anymore this season. He did not say whether or not the quarterback – whose NFL season is over – can be again later this 12 months. 

“So, Aaron Rodgers Tuesday season 4 is completed,” he mentioned. “There are going to be lots of people pleased with that, myself included, to be trustworthy with you. The best way it ended, it obtained actual loud.”

“We dwell in a rustic that has freedom of speech, however you are going to must cope with penalties of your freedom of speech,” he mentioned.

Rodgers’ first season with the Jets ended because the group did not string sufficient wins for the postseason. The four-time NFL MVP performed lower than a handful of snaps this season, struggling an Achilles damage in opposition to the Buffalo Payments early on. 

McAfee mentioned the present was “fortunate” to have Rodgers, however he acknowledged the star quarterback’s ideas and opinions “piss off lots of people.” 

His announcement comes a day after Rodgers responded to Kimmel, who threatened authorized motion over Rodgers’ feedback that appeared to suggest Kimmel could be linked to Epstein, who died in jail dealing with costs associated to alleged intercourse trafficking and conspiracy. Kimmel angrily denied it, and his identify just isn’t talked about in any of the newly launched paperwork associated to Epstein. On Monday, Kimmel began his present by citing his current dispute with Rodgers and known as on him to apologize. In his feedback on Tuesday, Rodgers mentioned he was “glad” Kimmel was not on any record and didn’t apologize. 

The “Pat McAfee Present” is beneath ESPN and Jimmy Kimmel Reside! airs on ABC. Each ABC and ESPN are Disney properties. 

The back-and-forth between the TV host and the QB goes again to 2021, when Kimmel criticized Rodgers for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine after the then-Inexperienced Bay Packers participant misled the general public by saying he was “immunized” in opposition to the virus. And final 12 months, Kimmel poked enjoyable at Rodgers after Rodgers prompt on McAfee’s present that the elevated dialogue over UFO sightings might be a distraction from Epstein’s consumer record.

Since final week, a whole bunch of paperwork have been launched that have been a part of a now-settled civil lawsuit in opposition to British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell — who was discovered responsible of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse underage ladies for at the least a decade— introduced by Virginia Giuffre, who accused Maxwell of recruiting her for abuse. A lot of the knowledge within the paperwork has been beforehand reported, and lots of of these whose names are talked about usually are not accused of any wrongdoing.