Aaron Rodgers goes off on criminal Anthony Fauci in angry ESPN rant: What are you scared of, Tony?

Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t hold back while discussing Dr.Anthony Fauci, who repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment over questions about COVID-19 and the government’s pandemic response in a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.During a Monday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Rodgers — who faced scrutiny for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 — joking said he would “plead the fifth” when asked about his final NFL season.“I’m going to plead the fifth… like that absolute coward, Tony Fauci,” Rodgers said.

“Are you kidding me? You got a pardon and you pleaded [the fifth] over 100 times.What are you scared of Tony?“I thought you were the science, and he gets up there and can’t answer a question.”Fauci, who helped lead the U.S.

government response to the COVID pandemic, invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times regarding questions on COVID-19 at a contentious Senate hearing on Capitol Hill — even when asked trivial questions, such as the color of his tie and the day of the week.Rodgers went on to call out ESPN for its coverage on the former four-time MVP and his stance on the vaccine at the time — and mentioned that “there’s been a lot of silence” by the Worldwide Leader after Fauci’s hearing.“How much did the network spend on that — on my responses every week, on my vaccination status, on Taylor and Travis’ wedding? Did they do even a minute on Tony Fauci?”McAfee chimed in and said that he didn’t hear anything.“Then there was another scandal this offseason too, involving a voter for MVP, for coach of the year,” Rodgers said, seemingly referring to the scandal involving former NFL insider Dianna Russini and Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, broken and covered extensively by Page Six.“How much time did your network spend on that?” Rodgers said.That’s when McAfee’s co-hosts said “let’s go back to [talking about] Fauci.” Rodgers then cut off McAfee to continue his victor...