New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers isn’t a fan of President Joe Biden.
And on a recent podcast, the four-time NFL MVP just came up with a devastating new nickname for the 81-year-old president.
Talking to Pat McAfee on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday as the show wound down, Rodgers noted a backdrop in the studio depicting snow falling. McAfee claimed fans from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania would frequently draw obscene pictures in the snow.
“I thought you said ‘Snowden,'” Rodgers said. “I thought we were going to get into a new conversation about Ed Snowden.”
Rodgers then said that Biden should pardon Snowden, as well as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
“I think ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ should pardon Snowden and [Julian] Assange,” Rodgers said about the 46th president.
“Weekend at Bernie’s” was a hit movie from 1989 that depicted two employees propping up their dead boss’ corpse and having him act alive.
“That’s a start. And [Chelsea] Manning. Manning, Snowden, and Assange. … Pardon them all,” the star NFL quarterback said, repeating the nickname. “‘Weekend at Bernie’s,’ if you’re listening, pardon them all.”
The quarterback was recently activated from the New York Jets injured reserve list Wednesday, a move coach Robert Saleh said is merely the next step in Rodgers’ rehabilitation from a torn left Achilles tendon.
Rodgers will sit out all of 2023 and work on getting back into shape for the 2024 season, it was announced this week. The Jets were eliminated from playoff contention over the weekend.
The 40-year-old Rodgers said Tuesday on “The Pat McAfee Show” he’s not yet 100% healthy and is still a few weeks away. He said if the Jets remained in the playoff hunt, he would have pushed to play Sunday against Washington, but New York was routed 30-0 and eliminated from postseason contention for the 13th straight year.
“He tried everything he could to get back,” Saleh said. “And, you know, who knows if the circumstances were different? Get a couple of these wins, maybe we’re having a different conversation. But I know he gave everything he could.”
Rodgers reiterated his goal has been to play “at least two years,” and he considered this season a “lost” year. So, he doesn’t anticipate next season being his last in the NFL.
“I think he’s going to play until his wheels fall off,” Saleh said. “I don’t think it’s one, two. I think he’ll go three, four, five, if he can. That’s just my opinion.”
Rodgers said during his appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he has full faith in Saleh, general manager Joe Douglas and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, and the team needs to “reload” and not “rebuild” during the offseason.
“I appreciate it,” Saleh said of Rodgers’ endorsement. “He’s here every day, and it’s appreciated.”
The Horn editorial team and the Associated Press contributed to this article