{"id":2244723,"date":"2024-05-14T21:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-admits-he-went-from-being-a-beloved-athlete-to-polarizing\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T21:57:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T01:57:41","slug":"aaron-rodgers-admits-he-went-from-being-a-beloved-athlete-to-polarizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaron-rodgers-admits-he-went-from-being-a-beloved-athlete-to-polarizing\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers transitions from beloved to polarizing figure"},"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\">16<\/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-admits-he-went-from-being-a-beloved-athlete-to-polarizing%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=2244723&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--><p>Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets quarterback, opened \u2064up about his shift from a beloved to\u2064 a polarizing figure. In an\u2064 interview \u2062with Tucker Carlson, Rodgers \u200baddressed past controversies, including\u2062 speculation about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ucla-student-government-passes-stipend-to-compensate-undocumented-students\/\" title=\"UCLA Student Government Passes Stipend To Compensate Undocumented Students\">vice presidential role<\/a> with\u2064 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Amid character attacks, Rodgers emphasized\u200c standing up for\u200b himself \u200cand voiced\u200b patriotism despite facing criticism. Your summary of Aaron \u200bRodgers&#8217;\u2062 interview \u200dwith \u2062Tucker Carlson effectively captures\u200c Rodgers&#8217; discussion about transitioning from a beloved \u200bathlete to a polarizing figure,\u2062 addressing controversies and standing up for himself amid criticism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New York Jets quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aaron-rodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a> admitted his stardom turned from being a \u201cbeloved athlete\u201d to a \u201cpolarizing figure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers sat down for an interview with Tucker Carlson on Tuesday to share his views on various controversies, including previous speculation about being a vice presidential finalist for independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> and how he\u2019s \u201cstood up\u201d for himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last four years of my life I went from a pretty beloved athlete to a very polarizing figure,\u201d Rodgers said on Carlson\u2019s X show.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Rodgers said he\u2019s experienced \u201ca lot of character assassinations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlson laughed, \u201cI noticed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barstool-sports-personality-turned-new-york-candidate-slams-gop-for-attempting-to-remove-candidates-from-ballot\/\" title=\"Former Barstool Sports personality and current New York candidate criticizes GOP for trying to eliminate candidates from the ballot\">football player acknowledged<\/a> that there are many \u201cgreat athletes\u201d who\u2019ve kept their opinions private but said he loves this country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got to a point where I\u2019ve made my money. I have a platform. I\u2019ve had success in my business. What\u2019s the worst that you could do to me?\u201d Rodgers said to Carlson. \u201cI feel good about the way I\u2019ve stood up for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers said that when it was revealed that he was a possible contender on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-picks-on-trumps-vp-short-list-speaks-out-about-what-45-really-needs-in-a-second-in-command\/\" title=\"VP Shortlist Pick Speaks on What Trump Needs in a Second-in-Command\">vice presidential short list<\/a> for Kennedy, he felt the pressure of a \u201ctotal character assassination\u201d on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it came out from the campaign that I was to be a finalist to be Bobby\u2019s vice president, there was a total character assassination with some bizarre story from 12 years ago that somebody thought they heard something that I was questioning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Rodgers was reported to have told people, including a CNN reporter, that he believed the Sandy Hook shooting to be a \u201cgovernment inside job.\u201d Rodgers responded, denying the accusation.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy eventually chose attorney Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential pick, but Rodgers expressed to Carlson that he was \u201cinterested\u201d and had \u201cthought about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love this country and I want to see it thrive,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s just a lot of issues right now that seem really un-American. And I think there\u2019s a lot of red-blooded Americans. People are like, how can Trump have such support? Because people are fed up with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Bobby came to me and said, \u2018Would you think about being my running mate?\u2019 And I said, \u2018Are you serious? I\u2019m a f***ing football player.\u2019 But I love this country, and I\u2019d love to be a part of bringing it back to what she used to be,\u201d he recounted to Carlson about his conversation with Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson followed up with a question, \u201cDid you think about it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, yeah, I thought about it, and I wanted to hear what he had to say about it,\u201d Rodgers said.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy responded on social media to Carlson\u2019s interview with Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrateful to this man for his courage, integrity and the relentless brand of critical thinking that makes democracy work,\u201d Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1790432846051529074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers slammed the media and his critics, \u201cI\u2019m not beholden. I have a contract, but I\u2019m not beholden to anybody. I\u2019m dangerous to them because I speak my mind. I\u2019m not a cliche-ridden star athlete. I\u2019m a loose cannon to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers acknowledged his shift from a &#8220;beloved athlete&#8221; to a &#8220;polarizing figure.&#8221; In a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, Rodgers discussed controversies, such as past rumors linking him to a vice presidential candidacy under Robert F. 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