Aaron Rodgers blasts 'manipulative' connotations around ayahuasca, explains words 'cast spells'

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Aaron Rodgers made sure to clear up any negative connotations around the Green Bay Packers’ touchdown celebration against the Chicago Bears on Sunday night and his own ayahuasca use.

Rodgers appeared on "The Pat McAfee Show" Tuesday and lectured about ayahuasca and making sure everyone knew it was a plant and not a "drug." The Packers’ superstar quarterback went on his tangent about McAfee asked a question using the word "drug."

"You just used the word ‘drug’ to refer to ayahuasca. I saw a few articles people sent me about us doing the tea celebration. And I just want to stop you there right away because the reference to ayahuasca, or even marijuana, putting the tag ‘drug’ on them is a manipulative word that creates a bias against those specific things. And it happens all over society," Rodgers said.

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Aaron Rodgers, #12 of the Green Bay Packers, warms up prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Sept. 18, 2022 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

"Think about the word ‘fat’ and ‘sugar’ when it comes to food. ‘Fat’ brings an image of unhealthiness and maybe obesity, death, where ‘sugar’ is sweet right? Sweet is kindness, kindness is loving. So we have these two words that couldn’t be more opposite. High-fat foods are usually pretty good for you. Foods in high sugar are terrible for you. You cut sugar out of your diet, and it has an immediate impact on your cells and your body especially if there’s a cancerous growth on your body or a pre-cancerous growth. Sugar is not good for you. Fat, most fats are pretty good for you."

Rodgers noted the difference