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On Tuesday, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers referred (jokingly, gratuitously, and arguably derisively) to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce as "Mr. Pfizer," a poke at his presence in a commercial reminding folks to get both the COVID vaccine and flu shot at the same time.
On Friday, Kelce was asked about it. He took the high road, while also deftly slipping in a wrinkle that Rodgers has, inexplicably, never been asked about.
"I thought it was pretty good," Kelce told reporters. "I mean, with the 'stache right now, I look like a guy named Mr. Pfizer. Who knew I'd get into the vaxx war with Aaron Rodgers, man? Mr. Pfizer vs. the Johnson & Johnson family over there, man."
Yes, Rodgers works for Johnson & Johnson heir Woody Johnson. And Rodgers has expressed a belief that Big Pharma (Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna) has directed members of the sports media to vilify Rodgers for his anti-science stance.
No, the supposedly rough and tumble New York media has never asked Rodgers to reconcile his disdain for Big Pharma with his collection of a paycheck from Johnson & Johnson money.
Kelce also addressed his own position on the COVID shot.
"I mean, I've always been, you know — once I got the vaccine, I mean — I got it before of keeping myself safe, keeping my family safe, the people in this building," Kelce said. "So, yeah, I stand by it. 1000 percent. And fully comfortable with him calling me Mr. Pfizer."
We'll see whether Rodgers is asked about Kelce's comments on Tuesday, when he makes his next appearance with Pat McAfee. If so, here's hoping Rodgers finally gets asked the question around which the New York media has tiptoed.
Why did Rodgers agree to go to work for one of the Johnson & Johnson Johnsons, if he thinks Big Pharma has been trying to give him the shaft over the jab?
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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