'Absolute gold': Aaron Rodgers responds to writer who won't give him MVP vote because of unvaxxed status

Doug P. | 5:35 PM on January 05, 2022

Earlier this week, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers triggered libs by pointing out his copy of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. The triggering for some will continue after Rodgers’ response to a sportswriter with NFL MVP votes who won’t give them to the Packers’ QB because he’s “the biggest jerk in the league”.

Rodgers responded accordingly:

Aaron Rodgers just teed off on the NFL MVP voter who said he wouldn’t vote for him because of off field issues. “He’s a bum…His problem is that I’m not vaccinated.” This is great, enjoy: pic.twitter.com/d1t3THdwZB

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) January 5, 2022

“Most Valuable Vaccinated Player” — LOL. That’s apparently how at least one NFL MVP voter wants it:

Arkush, who is the editor of Pro Football Weekly and contributes to other Chicago-area media, made his comments on Chicago radio station 670 The Score and has since said he regrets saying he would not vote for Rodgers because of his issues with the quarterback’s off-the-field habits, such as his decision not to get vaccinated.

“His problem is I’m not vaccinated,” Rodgers said. “So, if he wants to go on a crusade and collude and come up with an extra letter to put on the award just for this season and make it the Most Valuable Vaccinated Player, then he should do that. But he’s bum and I’m not going to waste any time worrying about that stuff. He has no idea who I am. He’s never talked to me in his life.”