ESPN analyst rips apart Aaron Rodgers: He was 'deceitful purposely'

Aaron Rodgers told his side of the story on Friday. Joining The Pat McAfee Show, the Green Bay Packers quarterback explained everything — from why he believes he should be considered vaccinated, to his thoughts on the process as a whole.

As is the case with any polarizing comments, Rodgers gained and lost some fans on Friday. After his appearance, ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark ripped Rodgers for his response to the controversy.

“I can absolve Aaron Rodgers of one thing — being entitled,” stated Clark. “We all do things we’re entitled to when other people aren’t. Very simple things, like skipping the line at restaurants, getting tables when other people aren’t supposed to get tables, and get court-side seats .. because of the names you have. That’s what happens. What Aaron Rodgers did is take advantage of what the Green Bay Packers allowed him to do.”

Moreover, Clark believes Rodgers purposely misled the media into believing he was vaccinated.

“Aaron Rodgers was deceitful,” stated Clark. “He was deceitful purposely. Aaron Rodgers is extremely intelligent. .. You can just say, ‘I have no comment. That’s a personal matter.’ You were purposely being deceitful .. using word-play to throw people off the scent of something.

“The deceit in it and the intention in it was to get people off your ass. That’s what happens. We get that. Say that though .. just say it!”

It’s evident that Clark believes one of the reasons people should be mad at Rodgers is the quarterback knowingly misleading the world.

Clark: ‘You were wrong. Period.’

Furthermore, Rodgers evoked a comparison to Martin Luther King Jr. when making his point on Friday. Clark believes it was ridiculous, as everything Rodgers has done has been a personal decision.

“It is his personal decision to get the shot, or to not get the shot. It is his personal decision to be vaccinated, or not be vaccinated. He is not oppressed because he is asked to do certain things,” stated Clark. “I am sick and tired of white men bringing up Martin Luther King when they want to draw some type of equation to oppression. The rules and the unjust things that he was talking about were things being done to black people because of their skin color.

“You don’t have to play football. But if you do want to play football, and you don’t want to get the shot, you ain’t got to. But you got to follow the protocol, and you didn’t. You were wrong. Period.”

Aaron Rodgers didn’t have to get vaccinated. Still, he didn’t follow the correct protocols, and believed their should’ve been a gray area — instead of the rules being so black and white. After telling his side of the story, people are now allowed to make their own opinions of the quarterback.