When Aaron Rodgers took the field for his first game as a member of the New York Jets on Sept. 11 – an important date for New Yorkers and the United States as a whole after the World Trade Center attacks in 2001 – he was carrying an American flag on his shoulder as he led the team out of the tunnel. It was quite a patriotic moment for some, but it reminded others of some controversial comments Rodgers made about 9/11 several years ago.
During an interview with The Breneman Show podcast last year, NFL quarterback DeShone Kizer recalled a conversation with Aaron Rodgers during their time together with the Green Bay Packers in which the future Hall of Fame quarterback asked him if he believed in 9/11 before telling him to “read up on that.”
“We shut the door and the first thing that comes out of Aaron Rodgers’ mouth was ‘Do you believe in 9/11?'” Kizer said on the podcast.
This Deshone Kizer interview by Adam Breneman has some absolutely buck-wild stories about Aaron Rodgers and conspiracies https://t.co/lr2gsjdiIn pic.twitter.com/Pp4Wm2Meq4
— Arif Hasan, but NFL 🏈 (@ArifHasanNFL) November 29, 2022
“‘What? Do I believe in 9/11? Yeah, why wouldn’t I?'” Kizer said that he replied to Rodgers.
Kizer then said Rodgers told him that he should “read up on that,” implying that Rodgers perhaps believed conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
After Rodgers made his heroic entrance carrying an American flag to the roar of thousands of New Yorkers, many were reminded of those previous comments.
— kyle (@knicks_tape99) September 12, 2023
This is example #36262 why Aaron Rodgers is such a fraudulent grifter https://t.co/meT26ANYUm
— Miguel Trilligan ™ (@IslandOfGilli) September 12, 2023
NFL script writers really did something here https://t.co/T1W3Xl6HCY
— Kyle (@KyleCoche) September 12, 2023
Another reason to DISLIKE rodgers https://t.co/6rPIW9TAjT
— me, DVM (@txdvm1) September 12, 2023
Seeing him being carted off while wearing a FDNY hat sure was something https://t.co/WFWgJYcOnY
— mike⚡️suszek (@mikesuszek) September 12, 2023
https://twitter.com/nickfarruggia/status/1701402073307480349?s=20
There is a lot to criticize Aaron Rodgers for, but not believing in 9/11 is his Achilles heel https://t.co/QShMqnd2yx
— Nate Mace (@Nate_Mace) September 12, 2023
saying 9/11 isn’t real as a member of the new york jets is hilarious and he deserves his achilles snapped in half for karma https://t.co/CeIbm5Je1G
— Matt (@MattTalksBall) September 12, 2023
Rodgers played four snaps in his debut with the Jets before suffering what turned out to be a season-ending Achilles injury.
