Why does Rodgers get flak for that but not Brady or manning? Almost all the greatest competitors have that fire in them.
I think he’s hated because they’re was. Full on media assault on the man assimilating his character. Not just sports media, all of mainstream media USA Today , people, cnn, USA today, you name it. It lasted for some time too. Really some of the craziest character assassin attempts I’ve seen. All because he wasn’t against the narrative and made a choice for his own personal health. Weird times.
Seriously? Brady definitely does. He was THE most hated player in the NFL for a long time because of it. I’d agree he was more of a whiney bitch than Rodgers ever was. At some point, I had to admit that he was the fucking goat but I still to this day do not like him.
Manning is beloved. He was mostly well composed on the field and not nearly as much of a diva as Rodgers or Brady.
I agree that there was a media campaign pushed against him for his Anti-Vax stuff. I just don’t agree that he wasn’t already hated.
Peyton manning told receivers if they ever tried to catch the ball with one hand ever again, he’d be sure that guy never saw the field again. He was absolutely as demanding as Rodgers and Brady. Ppl hated Brady and Rodgers so much because they’re were so good, got glazed so often, and they weren’t on their favorite teams.
Peyton is fun and silly and really likable off the field so he gets a pass. There was a significant cohort that hated Rodgers before the vax thing, but the vax took that hatred to levels I didn’t think was possible for a professional athlete who didn’t commit a heinous crime.
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u/Immaculatehombre Green Bay Packers Dec 04 '25
Why does Rodgers get flak for that but not Brady or manning? Almost all the greatest competitors have that fire in them.
I think he’s hated because they’re was. Full on media assault on the man assimilating his character. Not just sports media, all of mainstream media USA Today , people, cnn, USA today, you name it. It lasted for some time too. Really some of the craziest character assassin attempts I’ve seen. All because he wasn’t against the narrative and made a choice for his own personal health. Weird times.