Nov 6, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets injured quarterback Aaron Rodgers reacts during the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
NEW YORK — Pat McAfee made the decision.
On Wednesday, McAfee announced that Aaron Rodgers would not be continuing his weekly appearances on the ESPN after his last two spots in particular caused turmoil.
According to the New York Post’s media reporter Andrew Marchand, the expectation had been that Rodgers would continue to make his weekly appearances through the Super Bowl. But in recent weeks, Rodgers time on the show involved Kimmel and discussions on COVID-19, rather than football or sports.
Marchand reported in October that Rodgers makes more than $1 million annually to do these weekly interviews. He is expected to be paid in full by McAfee.
McAfee has creative control of the show, which he owns and licenses to ESPN.
At the start of Wednesday’s show, nnounced Rodgers will not make any more appearances prior to the end of the NFL season.
McAfee admitted, “there will be a lot of people who are happy with that, myself included to be honest with you. The way it ended, it got really loud. I am happy that he’s not going to be in my (social media) mentions going forward, which is great news.”
It is unclear at this time whether Rodgers will return to McAfee’s show next season.
