Editing Aaron Rodgers (section)

== Alternative medicine advocacy ==
Rodgers has been vocal about his use of [[alternative medicine]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mole |first=Beth |date=February 23, 2022 |title=Aaron Rodgers' go-to cleanse could involve oily enemas, bloodletting, vomiting |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/everything-you-didnt-need-to-know-about-aaron-rodgers-oily-enema-cleanse/ |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Kelly |date=November 3, 2021 |title=Aaron Rodgers reportedly petitioned the NFL to have an alternative treatment count as being vaccinated against COVID-19 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/aaron-rodgers-reportedly-petitioned-nfl-163711629.html |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |language=en}}</ref> and is a proponent of the legalization of [[psychedelic drugs]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Chavkin |first=Daniel |date=June 23, 2023 |title=Aaron Rodgers Touts Legalization of Psychedelics at Conference |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/06/23/new-york-jets-aaron-rodgers-touts-psychedelics-legalization |access-date=June 23, 2023 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |language=en}}</ref> He revealed in 2022 that he had previously made offseason trips to [[Peru]], where he consumed [[ayahuasca]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Demovsky |first=Rob |date=August 8, 2022 |title=NFL says Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers' use of ayahuasca didn't violate drug policy |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34371733/nfl-says-green-bay-packers-qb-aaron-rodgers-use-ayahuasca-violate-drug-policy |access-date=August 8, 2022 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |language=en |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

=== Views on COVID-19 ===
Rodgers is one of the most prominent American athletes to [[COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States|choose not to get vaccinated]] against the [[COVID-19]] virus,<ref name="unfiltered">{{Cite web |last=Van Valkenburg |first=Kevin |date=January 21, 2022 |title=The unfiltered year of Aaron Rodgers |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33088151/the-unfiltered-year-aaron-rodgers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417132643/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33088151/the-unfiltered-year-aaron-rodgers |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |language=en}}</ref> and was critical of the NFL's health and safety protocols during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ryan |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers blasts 'woke mob' over COVID-19 news on Pat McAfee show, rips NFL's 'draconian' protocols |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2021/11/05/packers-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-talks-covid-19-sounds-off-nfl-protocols/6280790001/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |language=en}}</ref>  His stances on the COVID-19 vaccine were criticized by scientists, health officials, and some former players and commentators, due to concerns that Rodgers was spreading vaccine misinformation and potentially was risking the health of his teammates.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Belson |first1=Ken |last2=Anthes |first2=Emily |date=November 8, 2021 |title=Scientists Fight a New Source of Vaccine Misinformation: Aaron Rodgers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/08/sports/football/aaron-rodgers-vaccine.html |access-date=January 5, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

During the NFL season, Rodgers frequently appears on ''[[The Pat McAfee Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hladik |first=Matt |date=January 26, 2021 |title=Aaron Rodgers Explains Why He Appears on the Pat McAfee Show |url=https://thespun.com/nfl/nfc-north/green-bay-packers/aaron-rodgers-explains-why-he-appears-on-the-pat-mcafee-show |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924043905/https://thespun.com/nfl/nfc-north/green-bay-packers/aaron-rodgers-explains-why-he-appears-on-the-pat-mcafee-show |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |access-date=December 1, 2021 |magazine=The Spun by [[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> One such interview in 2021 made headlines after Rodgers made several [[COVID-19 misinformation|false and misleading statements about COVID-19]],<ref name="Rosenberg">{{Cite magazine |last=Rosenberg |first=Michael |date=November 5, 2021 |title=The Problem Is Aaron Rodgers Thinks He Has All the Answers |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/11/05/the-problem-is-aaron-rodgers-thinks-he-has-all-the-answers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108000052/https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/11/05/the-problem-is-aaron-rodgers-thinks-he-has-all-the-answers |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kornfield |first=Meryl |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Aaron Rodgers said he did the research on covid vaccines. Here's how he was wrong, according to experts |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/11/05/aaron-rodgers-fact-check/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109160437/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/11/05/aaron-rodgers-fact-check/ |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |access-date=November 15, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> implying that unvaccinated people were not the group most affected by the pandemic and that [[ivermectin]] was beneficial for people with COVID-19.<ref name="unfiltered" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schad |first=Tom |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Fact check: 6 of Aaron Rodgers' false and misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccine |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2021/11/05/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-vaccine-pat-mcafee/6301654001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108002751/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2021/11/05/aaron-rodgers-green-bay-packers-vaccine-pat-mcafee/6301654001/ |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutelan |first=Edward |date=November 14, 2021 |title=Fact-checking Aaron Rodgers' bizarre COVID beliefs and 'woke mob' claim made on Pat McAfee Show |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-covid-pat-mcafee-show-target-woke-mob/1caksb1mfhcrj1dgikrkvttu90 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108035450/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/aaron-rodgers-covid-pat-mcafee-show-target-woke-mob/1caksb1mfhcrj1dgikrkvttu90 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |website=Sporting News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reinwald |first=Caroline |date=November 6, 2021 |title=Aaron Rodgers vaccine fact check: Doctor responds to quarterback's concerns |url=https://www.wisn.com/article/aaron-rodgers-vaccine-fact-check-doctor-responds-to-quarterbacks-concerns/38177501 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108035459/https://www.wisn.com/article/aaron-rodgers-vaccine-fact-check-doctor-responds-to-quarterbacks-concerns/38177501 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |publisher=[[WISN-TV]] |language=en}}</ref> These and similar claims led some reporters to describe Rodgers as a conspiracy theorist.<ref name="Rosenberg" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Ja'han |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Aaron Rodgers should keep Martin Luther King Jr. out of his foolish Covid claims |url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/aaron-rodgers-martin-luther-king-jr-covid-vaccine-rcna4872 |access-date=November 13, 2021 |publisher=MSNBC |language=en}}</ref>