{"id":2029402,"date":"2023-09-12T15:06:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-kicks-off-monday-night-football-with-epic-display-of-patriotism\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T15:08:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:08:11","slug":"aaron-rodgers-kicks-off-monday-night-football-with-epic-display-of-patriotism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-kicks-off-monday-night-football-with-epic-display-of-patriotism\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers starts &#8216;Monday Night Football&#8217; with incredible show of patriotism."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faaron-rodgers-kicks-off-monday-night-football-with-epic-display-of-patriotism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029402&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Aaron Rodgers Kicks Off &#8216;Monday\u200c Night Football&#8217; \u2062with &#8216;Epic&#8217; Display of \u200dPatriotism<\/h2>\n<p>While it looks like Aaron Rodgers\u2019 season is\u200b already over, the New York Jets quarterback\u2063 kicked off 2023\u2019s first edition \u2062of \u200b\u201cMonday Night Football\u201d by delivering a \u200ddivided country a much-needed display of patriotism.<\/p>\n<p>In a league still recovering from \u200dthe blowback of its widespread\u200d protests of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-kicks-off-monday-night-football-with-epic-display-of-patriotism\/\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers starts 'Monday Night Football' with incredible show of patriotism.\">national anthem beginning<\/a> in 2016, the NFL and the \u200bcountry needed what it \u2064saw on Monday night at MetLife Stadium in\u200b East\u2064 Rutherford, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>On the 22nd \u2064anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Rodgers stormed the field while\u200c carrying a beautiful, bright American flag.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aaron Rodgers ran out with \u2064the American flag ahead of Monday Night \u2062Football  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t8O053cDEo\">pic.twitter.com\/t8O053cDEo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/1701389416214737303?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200cfour-time league\u200b MVP was \u2062cheered in the stands \u2064and celebrated on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> for \u200bthe patriotic display:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aaron Rodgers running out with the\u2062 American flag before Monday \u2064Night Football \u200cis \u200ca powerful reminder of the \u2064unity and pride that\u2062 sports can inspire. It\u2019s a moment that transcends the game and symbolizes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-woke-left-ruined-baseball-is-golf-next\/\" title=\"The Woke Left Ruined Baseball. Is Golf Next?\">shared love<\/a> for\u2064 the country.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AaronRodgers?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AaronRodgers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MNF?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MNF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Wild Joy Vids (@mayur_dombale4) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayur_dombale4\/status\/1701389940092002813?\">September\u2063 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CHILLS.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Evans (@RyanEvansESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanEvansESPN\/status\/1701389578953793558?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Freaking awesome<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Love Me or \u2064Hate Me (@PandaSmush83) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PandaSmush83\/status\/1701389510955692109?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Acts like this \u2063genuinely embody the essence\u200c of\u200c coming \u200dtogether and reminiscing. Kudos to Rodgers!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsay Porter (@LindsayPor50286) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindsayPor50286\/status\/1701427331708190774?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">YES<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AmericasPlumber (@MericasPlumber1) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MericasPlumber1\/status\/1701393454243209222?\">September\u2064 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aaron Rodgers first walkout in MetLife was electric. My goodness. What an\u200b Epic moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Popcorn LSU  \u2064(@popcorn_lsu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/popcorn_lsu\/status\/1701387710747861139?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: New York Jets \u2064quarterback\u200b Aaron Rodgers \u200dtakes the field with the American flag in hand on the anniversary \u200bof \u200cthe\u200b 9\/11 attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Good to see\u200c sports being used to unite instead of divide.<\/p>\n<p>We need more of this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zOkzrTseWZ\">pic.twitter.com\/zOkzrTseWZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg \u200c(@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1701391148340920746?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Want to talk epic? Let\u2019s \u200dtalk Aaron Rodgers, in\u200b his\u2064 first game as a Jet, running out onto the field at MetLife Stadium while waving Old Glory \u2062on 9\/11. \u2062>>> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JetUP?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JetUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Schimmenti (@Schimmenti_JR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schimmenti_JR\/status\/1701388821722485020?\">September \u200d12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sadly,\u2063 Rodgers left the field with \u200ba suspected\u2063 Achilles injury on what was only \u2064his fourth snap as a Jet following what was a Hall of Fame career in Green Bay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A close up of the play on which \u200dAaron \u200cRodgers\u2019 calf reverberates, and he \u200cwinds up with what\u2063 the Jets now believe is an Achilles injury, via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACLrecoveryCLUB?\">@ACLrecoveryCLUB<\/a>:\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bcGeWGGiL0\">pic.twitter.com\/bcGeWGGiL0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 Adam Schefter\u2062 (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1701463228562170099?\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rodgers turns 40 in December, so there are those speculating his suspected Achilles injury might not just end his season \u200dbut \u200calso his career.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do \u2063you watch &#8220;Monday Night \u200bFootball&#8221;?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this \u200cpoll entitles you\u200b to The Western Journal news updates free \u2064of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 20%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes:\u2062 20% (1 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 80%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: \u200b80% (4 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He\u200b could end his time as a Jet\u2064 without a single \u200cpass completed, as\u200c he was 0-1\u200d against the Buffalo Bills\u200b on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets\u200b ended up winning the \u2062game, thanks in large part to\u200b Bills quarterback Josh Allen\u2019s\u200b three interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>But if the quarterback\u2019s only highlight with the franchise was to briefly unite people through a moment of patriotism, then there is certainly nothing wrong with that.<\/p>\n<p>America was at its best in the days, weeks and months after\u2063 9\/11 \u2014 when people\u2063 from rural Iowa to Lower Manhattan were almost all on the same\u200d page.<\/p>\n<p>For a few\u2064 moments on Monday night on ESPN, the country felt\u200c like it\u2063 was\u2062 back in that \u2062place.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063post \u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aaron-rodgers-kicks-off-monday-night-football-epic-display-patriotism\/\">Aaron Rodgers Kicks Off &#8216;Monday Night Football&#8217; with &#8216;Epic&#8217; Display of \u2064Patriotism<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Rodgers&#8217; season seems to be ending, but the New York Jets&#8217; quarterback started 2023&#8217;s first &#8220;Monday Night Football&#8221; with a patriotic gesture. 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