During an October 2023 episode of “The Pat McAfee Show,” Aaron Rodgers joined in to talk about the Jets vs. Chiefs game and stated, “There’s some sentiment that there’s some sort of moral victory out there that we hung with the champs and that you know, our defense played well. Pat didn’t have a crazy game and Mr. Pfizer, we kind of shut him down, he didn’t have a crazy impact on the game.” When the “Mr. Pfizer” comment was dropped, Pat McAfee couldn’t contain his laughter, seemingly poking fun at Travis Kelce’s appearance in a Pfizer commercial promoting the COVID-19 vaccine.
When asked about Rodgers’ dig by a reporter, Kelce answered good-naturedly, “I thought it was good. I mean, with the stache, I look like a guy named Mr. Pfizer. Who knew I’d get into the vax wars with Aaron Rodgers man.” He added, “Mr. Pfizer vs. the Johnson & Johnson family over there,” referring to the heir of the pharmaceutical company owning the Jets.
While Kelce didn’t take the dig to heart, the quarterback shot back on another episode of “The Pat McAfee Show” with, “Mr. Pfizer said he didn’t think he’d be in a vax war with me … this ain’t a war homie, this is just a conversation.” Rodgers, who has faced controversy surrounding the vaccine, then challenged Kelce to come on the show and duke it out with him, “John Wick: Chapter 4” style. “That’d be big ratings right there,” Rodgers added.
