The Green Bay Packers lost in the National Football League's divisional playoff round on Saturday night, ending the season for Rodgers, who was marked by elite on-field performance and the platforming of Covid-19 misinformation.
The San Francisco 49ers will play the Green Bay Packers in a football game on January 22, 2022.
The Associated Press.
Before the season began, Rodgers demanded a trade from the Packers and held out for much of the preseason, taking a Hawaii vacation with his actress fiancée Shailene Woodley and actor Miles Teller while his Green Bay teammates practiced together in May, eventually ending his holdout in late July.
Rodgers was unvaccinated against Covid-19 after testing positive for it in November, despite telling reporters he had been immunized against it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied Rodgers' claim that he did not get vaccine against Covid-19 due to concerns about infertility and fertility issues.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ivermectin is an unauthorized and dangerous treatment for Covid-19 and Rodgers took it to aid in his recovery.
Rodgers is the odds-on favorite to win his second consecutive Most Valuable Player award after leading his team to a 13-4 record and the best quarterback rating in the league.
Before the Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs, Rodgers questioned how do you even trust the CDC and called the White House a fake.
Next season where Rodgers plays. He said Saturday that he has a tough decision to make regarding his future in the league and he is widely speculated to want to join a new team.
Chief critic.
Grant Brisbee of The Athletic joked that everyone stop making fun of Rodgers because he hates being needled.
Surprising fact.
Rodgers is not the only high-profile athlete to attract controversy for his comments, but he is one of the few who has had an impact on his wallet. Prevea Health ended its sponsorship of Rodgers after he was unvaccinated.
The year of Rodgers.
13 of the 50 highest-paid athletes wouldn't say if they were vaccinated.
It has been reported that homeopathic treatment can count as a vaccine.
After testing positive for Covid-19 MRNA Vaccines, Rodgers says he is taking Ivermectin.