GREEN BAY, Wis.
In a 46-minute appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Rodgers said he is allergic to an ingredient in two of the three approved vaccines — the ones produced by Moderna and Pfizer, known as mRNA vaccines.
“First of all, I didn’t lie in the initial press conference,” Rodgers said Friday.
But had there been a follow-up to my statement that I’ve been immunized, I would have responded with this: I would have said, ‘Look, I’m not some sort of anti-vax, flat-Earther.
“You know, my desire to immunize myself was what was best for my body, and that’s why this is so important to me,” Rodgers said.
“It’s people’s lives that they’ve got to figure out what they’re comfortable with.
Rodgers detailed the protocols he has followed as an unvaccinated player, including daily testing and mask wearing around the team facility.
He said he believes it’s unnecessary for an unvaccinated player who is tested for COVID-19 daily to wear a mask in a room full of reporters who have been vaccinated and are masked.
2, you got vaccinated against something that you would be worried about me having, which I just told you I’m negative.’ To me, I can’t make any more sense than that.
Jordan Love, the Packers’ 2020 first-round pick, will start Sunday against the Chiefs.