Aaron Rodgers on The Pat McAfee Show Is Very Refreshing
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“Thank you ESPN, using my face because you thought that would get the most clicks.” This was Aaron Rodgers's comment on an image of the NFL power rankings with a big picture of himself next to it. A type of answer you would never hear in regular press conferences or interviews.
This is why his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show is so refreshing. One of the biggest sports superstars just sitting there in a laid back position, holding his own phone, and speaking from the heart.
The Pat McAfee Show
“We do it too.”, was Pat McAfee’s reply to Aaron Rodgers’s comment. “It works by the way.” And yes, it does work. The Pat McAfee Show has appeared in my YouTube feed here and there and I watched a few clips. But the Aaron Rodgers interview has become a must-watch every week.
Especially as someone from Europe, who only started to watch the NFL a few years ago, Aaron Rodgers was one of the first quarterbacks I got to see. Initially, only the playoffs were available on TV and the Greenbay Packers were one of the teams that were in the playoffs every year. Aaron Rodgers’s playstyle was a lot more exciting than Tom Brady’s, who obviously was in the playoffs every year as…
