Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers thinks discussions about COVID-19 needed to be framed differently.
Rodgers, who might be the most famous unvaccinated man in America, has been outspoken about his thoughts on the vaccine, COVID-19 and the NFL’s handling of the situation. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
Now, he thinks we need to spend more time focusing on encouraging people to simply get healthier.
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— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 10, 2021
“Throughout this entire time, there hasn’t been real conversations around health…As far as giving people, you know, things to think about when it comes to how to be healthier, right, as far as your diet, vitamins, exercise and those kinds of things,” Rodgers said during a Tuesday interview with Pat McAfee.
You can listen to his full comments below.
“The one frustration I have is that throughout all of this there hasn’t been any conversation about health. I don’t understand why society & the NFL hasn’t talked about legitimate Covid treatment options” ~@AaronRodgers12#PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/QtLaERUtn4
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 21, 2021
Whether you hate or love Aaron Rodgers, he’s 100% correct on this issue. I’ve been saying this ever since the pandemic started.
It’s literally the perfect excuse to get healthy. Is the vaccine important? Yes. Is cutting out bad lifestyle habits possibly every bit as good and better? Without a doubt.
We all know COVID-19 impacts people who are overweight worse than those in great shape. You know how you can increase your odds of beating it? Get in shape.
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— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 9, 2021
And before you all jump down my throat that I’m fat shaming or some other nonsense, that’s not the case at all.
I used to be fat, and I can tell you from firsthand experience that cutting out soda was the best health decision I ever made in my life.
GOOD NEWS: I’m no longer fat after staying off soda for three years, and some now say I look like a Heisman caliber athlete.
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— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) September 29, 2021
So, yes, we should focus on all aspects of COVID-19, and we should absolutely encourage people to get in shape. What’s the worst that happens? The answer is people get in shape and don’t end up catching COVID-19 anyways. What a real shame it’d be if our whole society was much healthier!