In football, Aaron Rodgers has been mostly inactive thus far in the season. He has accomplished a lot this week.
A "big can of worms" has been opened for ESPN by Rodgers's assertion that ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel is on the client list of Jeffrey Epstein, according to FrontOfficeSports.com. An unidentified ESPN source is cited in the piece.
Pat McAfee of ESPN issued an apology on Wednesday for the influence that the show had on Rodgers's comments regarding Kimmel. There has been no word from Rodgers.
When he returns to McAfee's program next Tuesday, he will likely address the subject. On the other hand, Rodgers is free to apologize anytime he feels the need to post something on X.
Aside from the possible legal consequences, Rodgers' comments may cause Disney to request that ESPN remove Rodgers from McAfee's program. He has already implicated Kimmel and Epstein.
The ESPN insider informed FrontOfficeSports.com, "Rodgers has a deal with McAfee's show that would be tough to void." There was no name given. It seems like Rodgers and McAfee couldn't care less about the consequences.
According to his remarks from Wednesday, McAfee is quite concerned about the consequences. If that were the case, he would never have shown regret for something he never said.
Now all we need to know is if Rodgers will issue an apology, and if not, if ESPN will feel even more pressure to cut connections with him. Not even an apology from Rodgers can guarantee that Kimmel will take it and move on.