Aaron Rodgers' sneaky vaccine untruth, Von Miller's trade, OBJ's unlikely future in Cleveland & more
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🗓️ 4 November 2021
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
The last 72 hours have moved at light speed in the NFL. Since we last released a podcast, there was a barrage of massive stories around the world of football. As always, the trade deadline itself went out with a whimper, but not before a blockbuster trade sending Von Miller to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday.
What else happened? Derrick Henry underwent surgery for a Jones fracture in his foot and will likely miss at least the remainder of the regular season. Michael Thomas announced he would not be returning this season to the New Orleans Saints due to a setback with his surgically repaired ankle. Odell Beckham, Jr. wants out of Cleveland (and LeBron James wants him out too). In Las Vegas, Henry Ruggs III was tragically involved in a deadly car accident and was subsequently arrested by the authorities and released by his team.
Oh, and Aaron Rodgers contracted COVID after potentially misleading the public as to whether he was vaccinated and is certain to miss Sunday's massive game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Needless to say, a lot has happened. Charles Robinson is joined by Yahoo's Eric Edholm to discuss this avalanche of major NFL stories from Rodgers to Ruggs, Miller, Henry, OBJ & Thomas.
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| 0:00.0 | I've been immunized. |
| 0:04.8 | Those are some deft words from a deft quarterback. |
| 0:08.0 | And now they're at the center of a study into Aaron Rogers. |
| 0:11.0 | We all learned is not only COVID positive, but is also in the league's 10-day testing protocol |
| 0:15.7 | for unvaccinated players. |
| 0:17.5 | You see, that's a two-pronged revelation that's put the Packers into an awkward spot, |
| 0:22.3 | while also putting Rogers into an echo chamber of criticism that he was probably trying |
| 0:26.8 | to avoid over the last three plus months. |
| 0:30.0 | Now there's a lot to unpack in one day, which is why this is going to end up being a multi-part |
| 0:34.5 | play that really is just beginning for the Green Bay Packers quarterback. |
| 0:39.1 | Let's begin with Act 1, which was Rogers stating that he had been quote-unquote immunized |
| 0:43.8 | when the specific question for him was, are you vaccinated? |
| 0:48.9 | There's a game to be played inside the language when it comes to deciphering whether that |
| 0:53.0 | was a lie. |
| 0:54.4 | For some, Rogers didn't say he had been vaccinated. |
| 0:57.3 | He stated exactly what his status was and reporters assumed it meant he'd gotten the shot. |
| 1:03.7 | And then Rogers simply never bothered to correct their assumption. |
| 1:07.3 | But to others, that's a lie of omission, one that Rogers purposely meant to engage in, |
| 1:13.3 | helping him to avoid the kinds of scrutiny that has befallen guys like Minnesota Vikings |
| 1:17.2 | quarterback Kurt Cousins, former New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, and Buffalo |
| 1:22.2 | Bill's White Oat Cole Beasley. |
| 1:24.3 | You know those guys, the players who were either fully transparent about their status, |
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