Aaron Rodgers is undoubtedly one of the top names on the NFL QB list. Perhaps it’s this fame that made his absence from the New York Jets’ mandatory training camp gain such massive attention from the NFL spectators. With the responsibility of the Jets revival on his shoulders, all steps of the QB appear to be rather closely scrutinized.

Norman Chad, the syndicated columnist of ESPN, went haywire on the New York Jets “savior.” In the general sense, Chad highlighted how he does not believe that Rodgers can achieve what is expected of him. What started as a harmless jab quickly turned out to be an aggressive barrage of criticisms toward the Jets QB.

Aaron Rodgers gets flushed by a poker player!

In 2018, Laura Ingraham of FOX told LeBron James to “shut up and dribble the ball.” Connecting this logic to Aaron Rodgers trying to tag along with Robert F Kennedy Jr. as his running mate, Norman Chad thought that Lauran Ingraham should perhaps advise the 4x MVP to do the same and scramble for some yards on the gridiron field.

Undoubtedly, with the numbers and game plans he hosts, Rodgers is one of the greatest QBs in the history of the game, but his stance on COVID vaccination, UFOs, remarks on the Sandy Hook tragedy, and other topics that fall under the “tin foil hat” category often raise eyebrows. His comments about Jimmy Kimmel being on the Epstein list were wild, to say the least. Norman Chad, in his Rodgers rant, hinted toward the same aspects of topics, addressing how the QB should not necessarily talk about topics away from the gridiron.

Dubbed to know “your average DirecTV customer care representative,” Aaron Rodgers was sidelined from the conversation of him being the Jets’ savior by Chad. Recently, Rodgers confirmed that he left a potential political career to play football as he chose to “save” the Jets. Norman Chad blatantly stated how he found this hard to see getting accomplished.

“He could have been Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate. He’d rather save the Jets than save the country,” said Norman and pulled a punch saying, “Yo, Aaron, FYI, the Jets cannot be saved.” But that’s not even the hardest part about the quip, as the poker player said, “I’m more qualified to go on the next Mars mission as an astronaut than Aaron Rodgers is to be the next Vice President of the United States and I can’t even spell NASA,” taking a dig at the QB even concerning his rumored political aspirations.

Whether Rodgers has a political future or not is a question that many know the answer to. But while the media space has been ruthless towards Rodgers’ shenanigans, there’s one man who still thinks that the journalism world is doing the most to scapegoat Rodgers.

Stephen A. Smith comes to A-Rod’s rescue!

While NFL Network’s crew of Andrew Siciliano, Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo, and Tom Pelissero were quick to laugh at A-Rod’s expense, Stephen A. Smith came wearing a cape to give his unbiased stance on Rodgers’ situation. Per him, the “society” doesn’t have an upper hand on Rodgers to berate him like that.

“No matter what you think about Aaron Rodgers feels or some of the things that he has to say, number one, don’t act like the man is stupid and ignorant. He’s not,” Smith said. “Number two … we’re in no position as a society to say a damn thing to Aaron Rodgers or anybody else. None of that ‘shut up and play football.'”

On the other side of the media spectrum, Tom Pelissero decided to make a sarcastic remark about Rodgers without mentioning his name. Pelissero said on an NFL Network segment, “The good news — election’s on a Tuesday, that’s normally a player’s day off so he’d be available to watch the results role in,”

Others doubted Rodgers’ ability to run for Kennedy Jr.’s running mate when he couldn’t even run the ball for the Jets. Alas! In any which way, Rodgers continues to draw the eyes of the public to him, and only his successful presence will potentially tone down the questioning gazes pointed his way.