Aaron Rodgers: 'When did we lose the ability to respect somebody’s opinion?'

After facing backlash for his comments about the Covid-19 vaccine, Aaron Rodgers hopes to see more "healthy debates." The Green Bay Packers quarterback said during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show that opponents of his choices should have real conversations before calling for his cancelation.

"How are you ever going to understand your opinion better unless you hear both sides of the argument?" Rodgers asked. "And that's what I would say to those who hate on me or discredit any opinion I have on the vaccine is that I've done research on both sides."

The future Hall-of-Famer faced criticism in November when he tested positive for Covid-19 after claiming he'd been previously "immunized." Soon after, Rodgers admitted he hadn't been vaccinated, saying he was allergic to the mRNA vaccines and was avoiding the Johnson & Johnson vaccine's adverse effects. Rodgers had opted to take Ivermectin.

Rodgers said many of his critics make assumptions and resort to personal attacks."Let's have a healthy debate… We might not change our thoughts, but we can't have a healthy dialogue without name calling and mudslinging and calling someone anti-vaxxers?" he asked, later adding, "When did we lose the ability to respect somebody's opinion?"