Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets' quarterback, is among the names who could be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate., in his independent candidacy for the presidency in the upcoming US presidential elections, as reported by the New York Times on Tuesday. The publication stated that he had contacted Rodgers to raise the possibility of holding elections next November.
Kennedy Jr. in talks with Aaron Rodgers
The New York Times reported in detail that the 40-year-old Field Marshal He spoke to Kennedy Jr. “slightly and constantly.”. The four-time NFL MVP winner's name comes up as a possibility along with former Minnesota governor and former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura.
Rodgers played 18 seasons, 15 of them as a starter, with the Green Bay Packers, the team with which he won Super Bowl XLV, and for which he was named Most Valuable Player. In April of last year, the Chico, California native quarterback joined the New York Jets for the 2023 season.
Rodgers returns in front of 82,000 fans
The team prepared ShSpectacular display at MetLife Stadium for their Week 1 game against the Buffalo Bills. Rodgers took to the field waving the American flag amid music and fireworks to loud applause 82,000 fans in New York.
The euphoria suddenly broke in the Jets' first offensive series. Rodgers fell to the turf, then got back up, but immediately threw himself back down due to the pain caused by a ruptured Achilles tendon. The “quarterback” was recovering quickly. He would have been on the verge of leading the team's offense again for Week 16, if not for the fact that the Jets were left without a chance to advance to the playoffs.
Nowadays, Rodgers is stronger to face his first season as a starter for the Jets, which It will start in September 2024Unless his career took a political turn.
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