{"id":440484,"date":"2023-11-22T18:08:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=440484"},"modified":"2023-11-22T18:08:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:08:09","slug":"travis-kelce-takes-a-subtle-hit-at-aaron-rodgers-gives-him-a-nickname","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/travis-kelce-takes-a-subtle-hit-at-aaron-rodgers-gives-him-a-nickname\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Takes A Subtle Hit At Aaron Rodgers, Gives Him A Nickname"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkjets.com\">New York Jets<\/a>, has nicknamed Travis Kelce, the tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, &#8220;Mr. Pfizer,&#8221; since Kelce is one of the new COVID-19 vaccine spokespersons.<\/p>\n<h2>Travis Kelce Takes A Subtle Hit At Aaron Rodgers, Gives Him A Nickname<\/h2>\n<p>Despite having previously shrugged it off by joking that &#8220;I look like someone named Mr. Pfizer,&#8221; Kelce chose to make a small dig at Rodgers in a recent Wall Street Journal interview.<\/p>\n<p>During a Tuesday interview on &#8220;The Pat McAfee Show,&#8221; Rodgers\u2014who has expressed his disapproval of the coronavirus vaccine\u2014called Kelce &#8220;Mr. Pfizer.&#8221; Rodgers, who injured his Achilles tendon four plays into his Week 1 start with the Jets, was mentioned by Kelce as having &#8220;game days&#8221; during those guest appearances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The same people who said you can&#39;t listen to Aaron Rodgers on vaccines because he&#39;s a football player have no issues with Travis Kelce as a vaccine spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5NtN1wtYIw\">https:\/\/t.co\/5NtN1wtYIw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricAbbenante\/status\/1727196244462969120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since Rodgers now plays for the Jets, who are owned by J&amp;J heir Woody Johnson, Kelce answered by referring to him as &#8220;Mr. Johnson &amp; Johnson.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Travis responded to Rodgers&#8217; challenge to engage in a vax discussion this past week in an interview with the Wall Street Journal by taking a jab at him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s in a situation where Tuesdays are his game days\u2026. So I get it, man, I\u2019ve been injured too\u2026. Who knows what the guy is going through,\u201d the Kansas City Chiefs tight end responded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Travis Kelce took a cheeky dig at Aaron Rodgers \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>(Awful Announcing)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KruTGjsSHJ\">pic.twitter.com\/KruTGjsSHJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FirstSportz NFL (@FirstSportz_NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstSportz_NFL\/status\/1726996556099047916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Kelce and Rodgers have been spotted together this season. On October 1, Rodgers grabbed attention at MetLife Stadium before the Jets&#8217; primetime game against the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p>Even with the lighthearted dig thrown in, Kelce seemed to be taking a little of the high road with the remarks. Although the Jets quarterback&#8217;s question about vaccines seemed to chill things up a bit, the banter between him and Rodgers doesn&#8217;t seem to have an end in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce divulged their conversation, which was seen on the MetLife Stadium turf that Sunday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SHOTS FIRED: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chiefs<\/a> TE Travis Kelce went after Aaron Rodgers interviews with Pat McAfee, saying \u201cTUESDAYS ARE HIS GAME DAYS\u201d after A-Rod wanted to debate him about the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>(Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@awfulannouncing<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nQ6oD8Z8ps\">pic.twitter.com\/nQ6oD8Z8ps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1726732578223267848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"7 Feet 3 UCLA Freshman Aday Mara: Becomes Top Rebounder Within 15 Minutes\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/7-feet-3-ucla-freshman-aday-mara-becomes-top-rebounder-within-15-minutes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">7 Feet 3 UCLA Freshman Aday Mara: Becomes Top Rebounder Within 15 Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback for the New York Jets, has nicknamed Travis Kelce, the tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, &#8220;Mr. Pfizer,&#8221; since Kelce is one of the new COVID-19 vaccine spokespersons. 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