For Aaron Rodgers, Vindication Has A Pittsburgh Accent

[mountaineer]

For Aaron Rodgers, Vindication Has A Pittsburgh Accent
The Steelers quarterback brought the receipts.
Chloe Trapanotto
Aug 4, 2026
Daily Wire

And for his final act, Aaron Rodgers blasted Anthony Fauci on ESPN.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, ostensibly playing out his last season in the league, gave Pat McAfee a response for the ages when asked how he’s feeling about the year ahead.

“I’m gonna plead the fifth. Like that absolute coward Tony Fauci. Absolute coward. Are you kidding me? … What are you scared of Tony? I thought you were science?”  ...

But the 42-year-old veteran didn’t stop there. For his own two minutes of hate, he tore into “The Science,” the network covering it, and the gaslighting that came bundled with both:

How much time did they spend on that? How much time did they spend on my responses every week, on my vaccination status, on Taylor and Travis’s wedding? Did they do even a minute on Tony Fauci? I bet they didn’t. … What are you gonna say about me now?

... Now, four years later, training camp is underway, the sun’s out over Latrobe, the Steelers haven’t laid a finger on him for saying any of it, and Anthony Fauci’s little girl diary just got read into the Congressional record. I’d wager Aaron Rodgers is having a pretty good week.  ...

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https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/2084338121101983920

[mountaineer]

Gay guy has a crush on Fauci, or what? It's confusing, but he's bigtime mad at Rodgers.

https://twitter.com/JBaileyNFL/status/2085070382394921178

[berdie]

I stopped watching football several years ago (protesting something I can't remember, lol) and never started again. I'm just surprised he's still playing.

[Cyber Liberty]

I stopped watching football several years ago (protesting something I can't remember, lol) and never started again. I'm just surprised he's still playing.

I think he's retiring....

[berdie]

I think he's retiring....

Yep, so the article says. But looks like he is 42 which is old in "football years". Maybe that's normal these days. Maybe he's had a good frontline.

[mountaineer]

He said this will be his last season. I'm loving the hysterical reactions people have to him.