The NFL began its investigation into Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports, to determine whether the quarterback and team had violated COVID-19 protocols.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. Rodgers tested positive for COVID on Wednesday, and it was later revealed he had not been vaccinated.
The controversy rose to another level on Friday.
The MVP quarterback – who will miss the Packers’ game Sunday in Kansas City due to a 10-day minimum isolation – maintained during an interview on "The Pat McAfee Show" that an NFL doctor had told him “it would be impossible for a vaccinated person to catch or spread COVID.