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Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday took a swipe at an ESPN executive over the statement he put out last week after the New York Jets quarterback made a Jeffrey Epstein-related remark about Jimmy Kimmel.
During his appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" Rodgers said ESPN senior vice president, production Mike Foss’ statement didn’t really help.
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Dec 10, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) on the field after the game against the Houston Texans at MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports)
"I don’t understand… a Mike Foss comment because he didn’t help out either," Rodgers said. "And I’m going to quote Mike Foss. He said, ‘Aaron made a dumb and factually incorrect joke about Jimmy Kimmel. That should never have happened. We all realized that in the moment.’
"Mike, you’re not helping. You’re not helping because I just read earlier exactly what I said," he added, saying the statement was a part of the media’s gameplan to criticize him.
After further explaining himself about what he believes in, he took one more jab at Foss.
"I feel like I made a statement about not wanting to be on a list to come out … ‘We realized that in the moment?’ What are you talking about?"
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Nov 24, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8), on injured reserve, pregame against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)
ESPN didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
The controversy started last week when Rodgers took an Epstein-related dig at Kimmel during last week’s McAfee show.
"There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are really hoping that doesn’t come out," Rodgers said. "I'll tell you what, if that list comes out, I definitely will be popping some sort of bottle."
Kimmel threatened a lawsuit and on Monday night pushed back on any notion he was a pedophile or had any connection to Epstein.
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Rodgers said earlier in the show he never called or asserted that Kimmel was a pedophile.
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