Aaron Rodgers calls out NFL authorities over "two-class" COVID policy for vaccinated and unvaccinated players

Aaron Rodgers has once again landed himself on the controversial side of things when it comes to how the NFL handles the situation of COVID-19 among players.

Rodgers went on The Pat McAfee Show again to express his feelings about how the league treats unvaccinated players. He called the NFL's handling of COVID-19 testing a "two-class" system.

"You can't necessarily block it all out, Rodgers said. "I'm in a different space. I had COVID, got better quickly and so now i don't have to test for 90 days. I'm still in that 90-day window... Now, a lot of people are testing positive... The league has adjusted some of the policies already.

"What I don't understand, though, it makes no sense to me is to continue to spread this narrative that non-vaccinated players are either more dangerous or super spreaders, which obviously has been proven to be not true. So why are unvaccinated players still being held to a different testing standard and inability to come back at a sooner date. I don't understand why there's still this two-class system that exists in our league."

Aaron Rodgers belives there shouldn't be different treatment among unvaccinated and vaccinated players

Aaron Rodgers' opinion on COVID-19 should be taken with a grain of salt after he lied about being vaccinated, causing the league to come down on those who have lied or possibly used fake vaccination cards as in the case of Antonio Brown. However, he does have a bit of a point when it comes to how unvaccinated players are being tested more frequently.

Unvaccinated players being given the designation of "super spreaders" does not necessarily hold much water when teams that are collectively mostly vaccinated still find variants of COVID making their way into their camps. Especially the new Omicron variant. So how do teams truly protect themselves?

Rodgers believes that treating players that have not gotten their vaccine shouldn't be treated any differently, especially considering that both unvaccinated and vaccinated players can contract COVID. There shouldn't be a "two class" system, meaning different treatment for those who have not gotten vaccinated. Now, the idea behind testing players without the vaccine is truly just a way to offer them more protection should they catch COVID. The virus is still unpredictable, so naturally, teams want all the players and staff involved to be as safe as possible.

It just seems that both parties involved can just as easily catch and spread the virus, which is the case as teams have been getting hit hard with COVID-19. Some teams have even had upwards of 25 players sidelined due to being on the COVID/reserve list. Only a few games have been postponed this season as a result of COVID outbreaks.

Whether or not Aaron Rodgers is right about the spread of COVID, his opinions on the matter are sure to rile people up.