Feet of Clay

COVID-19 is taking a toll on athletes, with their credibility if not their health. LeBron James, in the forefront on social justice issues, doesn’t want to tell people what to do when it comes to vaccinations. And now Aaron Rodgers just doesn’t want to tell people the truth. Asked in August if he’d been vaccinated, Rodgers shook his head, Yes, while saying, “Yeah, I’ve been immunized,” only he didn’t mean “vaccinated.” He came up with some old quarterback’s cure instead. Unfortunately, it didn’t prevent Rodgers from testing positive for COVID on Wednesday. And now Rodgers wants to imply it’s the media’s fault for not asking him any follow up questions back in August. Sorry, Aaron, you shook your head in the affirmative while being asked the question; I saw you do it and heard your response. A reasonable person would have concluded you were using “immunized” and “vaccinated” interchangeably. You can call yourself a “critical thinker,” as you did yesterday in a damage-control interview, but only if you shake your head, No. Anything else would be a lie.