The QB says in a new biography his viral quote was part of an appeal to the NFL regarding his vaccination status.
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Aaron Rodgers regrets ‘immunized’ comments about COVID vaccine
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said in a new biography that he wishes he could take back his infamous line from a pre-season press conference in 2021. That he was quote immunized against COVID-19 when he was asked about his vaccination status. The comment made waves at the time and then became an even bigger deal weeks later when Rodgers contracted a case of a virus and then was forced to miss a regular season game against the Kansas City Chiefs after the NFL confirmed that he was unvaccinated. Rodgers has since said publicly that he believes he's allergic to an ingredient in two of the COVID vaccines that were available at the time had safety concerns about the other one which was made by Johnson and Johnson pharmaceutical giant founded by the same family that ironically owns the Jets which is Rodgers current team that prayed for in 2023. This episode is brought to you by our good friends at NFL Sunday ticket on YouTube TV. I'm sure by now you've all got back into your Sunday routines but they could be even better. With NFL Sunday ticket and YouTube TV you get the most live NFL games all in one place every game every Sunday and you can even watch up to four different games at once with multi-view one of my favorite inventions of this decade. It's exactly what you need to catch all the action. Make your Sundays more magical and also YouTube TV is great. I got it this year. It's awesome. Sign up now at youtube.com/BS device and content restrictions apply. Local and national games on YouTube TV NFL Sunday ticket for out-of-market games excludes digital only games. Boston Red Sox outfielder Jared Duran has been suspended two games by the team without pay. After broadcast cameras caught him using an anti-gay slur when yelling at a heckling fan on Sunday. Duran who won the 2024 All-Star Game MVP award last month will serve the suspension immediately starting Monday and he apologized shortly after Sunday's lost the Astros saying quote during tonight's game I use a truly horrific word when responding to a fan. I feel awful knowing how many people I offended and disappointed I apologize to the entire Red Sox organization but more importantly the entire LGBTQ community. Duran said that he will quote "use this opportunity to educate myself and my teammates and to grow as a person." Meanwhile Georgia is back at top the Associated Press College football poll. The Bulldogs were ranked number one in the first AB poll for 2024 season which was just released on Monday. Ohio State came in second followed by Oregon and Texas and Alabama respectively to round out the top five defending natural champion Michigan which lost several key players even coached Jim Harbaugh for the NFL new offseason was ranked number nine in the poll view the full Associated Press rankings and check out how those stack up against RJ Young's ultimate 134 college football rankings at foxports.com or Fox Sports F. I'm Frank Thompson. Get more on the Fox Sports App and foxports.com