Pat McAfee has shed some light on Aaron Rodgers’ whereabouts when the news broke that he might be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate.
Tuesday, an account for Barstool podcaster PFT Commenter’s late dog Leroy tweeted that Aaron Rodgers was in consideration to be the vice president candidate on RFK Jr.’s campaign and that the Jets quarterback was weighing it.
This tweet was soon followed by a New York Times story in which RFK Jr. confirmed on the record that Rodgers was in the mix for VP.
On his eponymous show on Wednesday, McAfee relayed that Rodgers was in Costa Rica on a retreat to use the psychedelic drug ayahuasca when the news broke.
“The world found out when that man [Rodgers] was in Costa Rica,” McAfee said.
McAfee pointed to a photo that new Dolphins safety Jordan Poyer posted of a group that included Rodgers on the retreat at Playa Esterillos Este in Costa Rica.
“They are ready to sit with the medicine,” McAfee said.
“They said you don’t necessarily have to go attic and basement if you prepare for this entire thing. To be honest, thank you to Jordan Poyer for documenting this, that was a much nicer setup than whenever I heard these stories of the ayahuasca usage down in Costa Rica.”
Like Rodgers, Poyer has talked up the benefits of ayahuasca.
McAfee added that he didn’t believe Rodgers planned the timing of this news break, as he “would not be in Costa Rica” at the time if he knew this was about to come out.
Rodgers has spoke openly about his ayahuasca usage in the past.
The Times cited former Minnesota governor and WWE star Jesse Ventura as RFK Jr.’s other potential running mate.
