{"id":437442,"date":"2023-10-07T04:35:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T04:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=437442"},"modified":"2023-10-07T04:35:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T04:35:46","slug":"travis-kelce-responds-to-aaron-rodgers-mr-pfizer-dig-i-thought-it-was-pretty-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/travis-kelce-responds-to-aaron-rodgers-mr-pfizer-dig-i-thought-it-was-pretty-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Responds To Aaron Rodgers&#8217; \u2018Mr. Pfizer\u2019 Dig: \u201cI thought it was pretty good&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Rodgers of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\"> New York Jets<\/a> recently slammed Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for his recent cooperation with Pfizer to promote the COVID-19 vaccine, but the two-time Super Bowl winner answered on Friday with his own jab.<\/p>\n<h2>Travis Kelce Responds To Aaron Rodgers&#8217; \u2018Mr. Pfizer\u2019 Dig: \u201cI thought it was pretty good&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Rodgers made a joke about the Jets&#8217; defence shutting down &#8220;Mr Pfizer,&#8221; alluding to Kelce, who has starred in advertisements for the company&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s some sort of moral victory out there that we hung with the champs and that our defence played well,&#8221; Rodgers said. &#8220;&#8216;Mr. Pfizer,&#8217; we shut him down,&#8221; said Chiefs quarterback Pat Mahomes. He didn\u2019t have a crazy impact game. Obviously, he had some yards and stuff, but I felt like, for the most part, we played really tough on defence and played well the last three quarters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Rodgers calls Travis Kelce &quot;Mr. Pfizer&quot;\ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YnHBrpbacE\">pic.twitter.com\/YnHBrpbacE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hodgetwins\/status\/1709275950922219667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During a news conference ahead of Sunday&#8217;s game against the Minnesota Vikings, Kelce, 33, was asked about Rodgers&#8217; comments earlier this week in which he obliquely referred to Kelce as &#8220;Mr. Pfizer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was pretty good,\u201d Kelce laughed. \u201cWith the \u2018stache, I look like a guy named Mr. Pfizer. Who knew I\u2019d get into vax wars with Aaron Rodgers, man? Mr. Pfizer versus the Johnson &amp; Johnson family over there.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Travis Kelce letting everyone know Mr. Pfizer is here to stay. \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Rodgers is a disappointment.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDudeTrader1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheDudeTrader1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YFneo7GJV3\">pic.twitter.com\/YFneo7GJV3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Shead (@RyanShead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanShead\/status\/1710463770399592953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In terms of Johnson &amp; Johnson, Jets owner Woody Johnson is a descendant of the pharmaceutical company&#8217;s riches.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers has previously expressed reservations about the COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Travis Kelce responded to being called Mr. Pfizer by saying he got the covid shot to protect himself &amp; other Chiefs from getting covid. The shot actually put him at risk for heart issues &amp; didn\u2019t make anyone safer. No one in sports media pointed this out. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w6nv7lITLR\">https:\/\/t.co\/w6nv7lITLR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1710409360453537965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kelce did not appear to be concerned in the same way. When asked about the collaboration, Kelce reiterated his faith in the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once I got the vaccine \u2014 I got it because of keeping myself safe, keeping my family safe, the people in this building. So yeah, I stand by it one thousand per cent. Fully comfortable with him calling me Mr. Pfizer,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aaron Rodgers just had the nerve to call Travis Kelce Mr. Pfizer.<\/p>\n<p>Bro, Kelce has twice as many rings as you and he&#39;s actually playing this year. Maybe you should have gotten vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; I Smoked The Trump And Dump Scheme (@BlackKnight10k) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackKnight10k\/status\/1709287425380372985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kelce has been difficult to miss in recent weeks, with his alleged girlfriend Taylor Swift attending the Chiefs&#8217; previous two games.<\/p>\n<p>He confessed that he believes the NFL broadcast partners are &#8220;overdoing&#8221; the footage of Swift cheering on the Chiefs from a suite.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MLB Started An Investigation To Look Into Met\u2019s Unfair Use Of Injury List\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mlb-started-an-investigation-to-look-into-mets-unfair-use-of-injury-list\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">MLB Started An Investigation To Look Into Met\u2019s Unfair Use Of Injury List<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets recently slammed Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for his recent cooperation with Pfizer to promote the COVID-19 vaccine, but the two-time Super Bowl winner answered on Friday with his own jab. 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