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NYT: Aaron Rodgers on RFK Jr.'s list for Vice Presidential nod

 As if this Jets off-season couldn't get any more bizarre, here is the biggest whopper of them all. 

Aaron Rodgers could become the choice of third party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become his running mate. I kid you not. When I first saw this this afternoon, I thought it was an Onion piece. Nope, it's from the New York Times! 


According to NYT reporter Rebecca Davis O'Brien: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recently approached the N.F.L. quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura about serving as his running mate on an independent presidential ticket, and both have welcomed the overtures, two people familiar with the discussions said."

The report continues that Kennedy and Rodgers have spoken "continuously" throughout the month. 

 At the end of the regular season, Rodgers spoke to reporters about the importance of eliminating distractions. This would be the biggest distraction of all. 

In fact, if Rodgers were serious about this, how would he continue his football career at the same time? 

Play that scenario forward, and we could be left with a nightmare for the Jets, who would be without their veteran quarterback, and left to pick up the pieces with Tyrod Taylor and perhaps a rookie quarterback. What a mess that would be. 

Kennedy is not expected to pick a candidate for a few more weeks according to the Times. 

He has approached other candidates like former 2020 Democratic candidate Andrew Yang, Republican senator Rand Paul, and former Democrat-turn-right-wing firebrand Tulsi Gabbord, and all have turned down overtures by Kennedy according to the report. 

Distractions are nothing new for Rodgers, who has dipped both feet into politics as recently as this winter, when he went on The Pat McAfee Show and questioned Jimmy Kimmel's supposed status on the Jeffery Epstein report. That led to a wild back-and-forth between the Oscar's and Late Night host in Kimmel and Rodgers, with Kimmel threatening a lawsuit. 

Rodgers and Kimmel have a beef going back to the comic's razzing of Rodgers' opinions on the COVID-19 vaccine. 

This is a wild story. Does it have legs? We'll have to wait and see. Jets fans, hold onto your butts!

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