‘He’s an absolute bum’: Aaron Rodgers fires back at NFL MVP voter who called him a ‘jerk’
declared he would not cast his vote for him because of off-field reasons. In a local radio interview, Arkush cited Rodgers being a “bad guy” and “biggest jerk in the league” as reasons why he wouldn’t vote him MVP.
“I think he’s a bum,” Rodgers said. “I think he’s an absolute bum. He doesn’t know me. I don’t know who he is. Nobody knew who he was, probably, until yesterday’s comments. I mean, and I listened to the comments, but to say he had his mind made up in the summertime, in the offseason, that I have zero chance of winning MVP, in my opinion should exclude future votes.
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In the interview, Arkush said Rodgers “lied” about being vaccinated and potentially hurt his team by contracting COVID-19 and missing a game at the Kansas City Chiefs. Most of Arkush’s reasoning boiled down to a personal attack against the quarterback.
Arkush walked back the comments in a radio appearance on Chicago’s 670-AM “The Score” earlier Wednesday, saying it was “a big mistake” on his part. While Arkush stood by his reasoning for not casting his vote, the veteran sportswriter said he “screwed up” by publicly speaking about it.