Aaron Rodgers explains calculated 'immunized' remark that fueled COVID controversy

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Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers caused a stir last year when he tested positive for coronavirus in the middle of the season after telling reporters he had been "immunized."

Rodgers later admitted he wasn’t vaccinated against the coronavirus, and his strong defense against getting the COVID-19 vaccine drew some backlash. He managed to silence the doubters with an epic performance during the regular season on his way to his second straight MVP award.

Rodgers appeared on a recent episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" and said he knew he was going to get the question at last year’s training camp and thought about how he was going to answer.

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Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers runs a drill before a joint practice session with the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 16, 2022, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

"I’d been ready the entire time for this question and had thought about how I wanted to answer it. And I had come to the conclusion, I’m going to say, ‘I’ve been immunized.’ And if there’s a follow-up, then talk about my process," Rodgers explained to Rogan.

"But thought there’s a possibility that I say, ‘I’m immunized,’ maybe they understand what that means, maybe they don’t. Maybe they follow up. They didn’t follow up. So then I go [into] the season them thinking, some of them, that I was vaccinated."

Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers runs a drill before a joint practice session with the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 16, 2022, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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