Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers Gets Roasted at ESPYs Over Vaccine Stance and Football Decision 1 Jun 10, 2025; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) gets the ball during minicamp at their South Side facility. Mandatory Credit: Philip G. Pavely-Imagn Images

Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers Gets Roasted at ESPYs Over Vaccine Stance and Football Decision

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Jul 17, 2025 10:55 AM ET

There were zero NBA, MLB, NHL, and, of course, NFL games on Wednesday, but there was the 2025 ESPYs, which somehow found a target in former Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, thanks to comedian Shane Gillis.

The “Tires” actor did the monologue for the ESPYs, and let’s just say that it was anything but universally acclaimed.

Ex-Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers gets clowned during 2025 ESPYs

Gillis roasted a lot of personalities. A lot. And among those who got burned was none other than Rodgers.

Via Christian Arnold of the New York Post:

And he poked fun at Aaron Rodgers’ tenure with the Jets and the future Pro Football Hall of Famer’s reluctance to get vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Aaron Rodgers did not take the vaccine because he predicted that it would be bad for him and then he joined the New York Jets. So maybe he wasn’t right about everything,” he said.

Aside from Rodgers, other sports personalities that Gillis roasted were Indiana Fever superstar guard Caitlin Clark, Oklahoma City Thunder star and NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto and even former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers Gets Roasted at ESPYs Over Vaccine Stance and Football Decision 2 August 26, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) hands the football off to running back Eddie Lacy (27) before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Over the past years, Rodgers has developed a reputation that’s tied to conspiracy theories, which has arguably damaged his image beyond football.

In any case, Rodgers is focused on football these days, as he looks to help the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team he beat in the Super Bowl before. He signed a one-year contract with the Steelers, who have gone 10-7 in each of the last two seasons, during which they made the NFL playoffs twice but did not progress past the wild-card round.

Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers Gets Roasted at ESPYs Over Vaccine Stance and Football Decision 3 Nov 23, 2024; Berkeley, California, USA; Rodgers stands on the field before the start of the second quarter against the Stanford Cardinal at California Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

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