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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers shares football gear with Dalai Lama

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers met with the Dalai Lama, according to a post on the 82-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader’s Instagram account Tuesday.

The two-time NFL MVP gave the Dalai Lama a Packers hat and an NFL football at the spiritual leader's residence in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, according to the social media post.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama wearing a cap and holding a football presented by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during their meeting at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on April 10, 2018. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel #dalailama

A post shared by Dalai Lama (@dalailama) on Apr 10, 2018 at 2:30am PDT

The Packers posted on their website that Rodgers is in India on a mission trip with his girlfriend, race car driver Danica Patrick.