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Aaron Rodgers, Anthony Fauci
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- Anthony Fauci’s attorney is pushing back against Aaron Rodgers’ comments
- Fauci’s attorney David Schertler said Rodgers should “stick to football” after he called Fauci a “coward” on The Pat McAfee Show
- Rodgers is set to begin his 22nd season in the NFL
Aaron Rodgers’ appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, in which he criticized former U.S. top health official Anthony Fauci,is continuing to generate pushback.
“Aaron Rodgers doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” David Schertler, Fauci’s attorney, told The Athletic in a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 4. “He should stick to football.”
Schertler’s comments come after the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback’s guest spot on the ESPN show on Monday, in which he insulted the network, called into question the controversy surrounding former NFL reporter Dianna Russini and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and attacked Fauci.
“I’m going to plead the fifth,” Rodgers, 42, said at the beginning of his segment. “Like that absolute coward, Tony Fauci. Absolute coward.”
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Former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers
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In a statement, the Steelers backed Rodgers’ right to free speech, while new Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy took to the mic to address the burgeoning controversy.
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“My job is to keep it about football,” McCarthy, 62, said. “These are grown men. They all have different opinions. There’s no question about that. But at the end of the day, my job is to keep it about football, keep the focus on winning.”
He added, “That’s why we’re here. We have a good locker room. We have a player council that’s in place. We had our second meeting yesterday. We’re in a good spot.”
In May, the veteran quarterback agreed to re-sign with the team for his 22nd season on a one-year deal that reunites the player with his former Green Bay Packers coach, and pays Rodgers somewhere between $22 million and $23 million in base salary, with incentives up to $25 million.
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