Aaron Rodgers is going viral after he was spotted trash-talking a Detroit Lions linebacker.
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was caught on a hot-mic taking a playful jab at NFL player Jack Campbell, who initially declined Rodgers’ hand to help him up off the ground.
“Oh, you don’t want me to help pick you up? Why?” Rodgers, 42, asked Campbell, 22, as he walked away to prepare for the next play. “‘Cause you’re slower than a 42-year-old. Is that why? You’re slower than a 42-year-old?”
The NFL caught the moment and decided to share it via X, writing, “Rodgers was showing respect and talking trash on Sunday @Steelers. @insidetheNFL Week 16 Mic’d Up on X.”
NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers is currently wearing the black and gold with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but that doesn’t mean he wants to hang up his cleats in Steel City. “I’ll retire a Packer and see what happens after that,” Rodgers told reporters on Thursday, October 23, referring to the Green Bay Packers, the organization where […]
Ultimately, Campbell, 22, opted for Lions teammate Tyrus Wheat’s hand to help him up instead. In the end, Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Lions 29-24 during the Sunday, December 21, game.
The big win gives the Steelers a two-game lead over their division rivals, the Baltimore Ravens.
Rodgers and his team could secure a playoff berth with a win against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, December 28.
As for the Lions, they are simply hoping for a Christmas Day win when they take on the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, December 25. Snoop Dogg and the voices of Netflix’s hit movie KPOP Demon Hunters are expected to appear in the 2025 NFL Christmas Gameday halftime show during the matchup.
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While Rodgers’ trash-talking on Sunday may still be making headlines, other NFL fans are still buzzing about the last moments of the game. Penalties negated touchdowns that would have flipped the outcome of the game in the final 30 seconds of regulation.
In a post-game interview with CBS Sports reporter Tracy Wolfson, Rodgers described the moments as “chaos.”
“I was part of a game 13 years ago that had this kind of chaos,” he said before adding his own humor. “With some replacement referees, though.”
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Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell had a different take on the game’s ending.
“We weren’t able to close it out. And at the end of the day, that’s on us,” Campbell, 49, told reporters when reflecting on the loss, which likely ended Detroit’s playoff hopes. “We did that. We’re the ones who put ourselves in that position to where we had to try to score on the last play.”
As the NFL playoffs inch closer and closer, Rodgers remains grateful to have the chance to suit up and compete with his teammates.
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“It just gets a little weird when you’re playing against head coaches you played against, and you’re playing with guys that could be your kid,” he previously told ESPN in September 2024. “Yeah, it’s a good reminder of how special it is to still be playing at 40.”
As for how long he will be playing, the veteran quarterback said he’s “pretty sure” the 2025 season will likely be his last in the NFL.
“That’s why we just did a one-year deal,” Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show in June. “I played 20 fricking years. It’s been a long run. I’ve enjoyed it, and no better place to finish than in one of the cornerstone franchises of the NFL.”
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