Aaron Rodgers won’t spend the 2024 football season splitting time between the New York Jets and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s outside presidential campaign.
Mediaite reports that the son of former U.S. Attorney General has chosen lawyer and technology entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential running mate, allowing Rodgers to focus on Year 2 with the New York Jets.
Kennedy’s campaign previously confirmed that the 40-year-old Rodgers was being considered as their candidate’s running mate.
Like Kennedy, a former environmental lawyer, Rodgers is a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic who became an outspoken critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci, longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
But while both have been labeled conspiracy theorists by opponents, Rodgers has since faced additional criticism CNN report surfaced claiming he was questioning the legitimacy of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut that left 26 people dead.
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will NOT be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, according to reports. are
Rodgers is expected to play for the New York Jets this fall, which would disrupt the campaign. The general election will take place on Tuesday, November 5
Some, like radio host Alex Jones, have repeatedly accused the victims’ families of being paid actors who masterminded a government hoax at Sandy Hook. In 2022, Jones was ordered to pay $965 million in damages to the victims’ families.
Rodgers tried to distance himself from that particular conspiracy theory this week, denying on social media that he ever believed the shooting was a government-planned false flag.
Nicole Shanahan, president of the Bia-Echo Foundation, will reportedly be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate in 2024. are
“Once again, I hope we learn from this and other tragedies to identify the signs that will allow us to prevent unnecessary loss of life,” Rodgers said.
“My thoughts and prayers remain with the affected families and the entire Sandy Hook community,” he added.
Rodgers’ alleged claims, made in private conversations during the 2013 Kentucky Derby, emerged as rumors swirled that he would be Kennedy’s presidential running mate.
Kennedy himself previously appeared on Infowars, the channel of Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Jones. The American politician has also promoted some of his own conspiracy theories in the past, including about the genetically engineered COVID-19 virus and the link between mass shootings and prescription drugs.
After suffering a season-ending Achilles tendon injury four games into his tenure with the Jets in September, Rodgers remained in the news, thanks in large part to his weekly appearances on the Pat McAfee Show.
Rodgers has been open about his disdain for the coronavirus vaccine since it became available to NFL players in 2021.
Questioning the legitimacy of COVID treatments and vaccines has been a calling card of conspirators since the pandemic was at its peak in 2020.
Kennedy is interviewing candidates as he moves closer to announcing a running mate
Infowars founder Alex Jones will appear in court to testify in September 2022
Rodgers spent his entire NFL career with the Green Bay Packers until he was traded to the Jets last year.
Former Packers quarterback DeShone Kizer said Rodgers once asked him if he thought the September 11 terrorist attacks were real, according to NBC Sports.
“The first thing out of Aaron Rodgers’ mouth was, ‘Do you believe in 9/11?'” Kizer said. ”What? Do I believe in 9/11? Yeah, why wouldn’t I?”
Rodgers apparently turned Kizer into a believer, sharing what other conspiracy theories the duo talked about.
“Inner Earth, moon landing, reptilian people,” Kizer said. “You’re all laughing. Do your research, I tell you. Go do your research.”
Rodgers has not immediately responded to the claims.