Aaron Rodgers said Thursday he was spending some of his offseason helping out businesses near his hometown in Northern California that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Rodgers said "there’s been a lot good" as he remarked on his engagement to actress Shailene Woodley but commented on how COVID-19 and California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rules have affected people around the Chico area.
"I’m recently engaged, so I’ve been enjoying that part of my life. Obviously, that’s the best thing that’s happened to me in the last year. There’s been a lot of good," he said in an interview with Zenith Watches.
"Been doing some work actually in my hometown in Northern California as well to try and help some people through a small business fund that we started. You know, we’re just trying to do our part and as we ease back into the training stuff in my professional life, I just want to make sure where I’m from and the area I’ve called home in the past are doing OK. And California has really been hit hard by COVID and by the rules that the governor has put in place as well. It’s been nice to be able to help some people out and I think we’re all just waiting for a little bit of hope on the horizon."
The Green Bay Packers star previously criticized politicians who set COVID rules but were breaking them. He made his comment in January on "The Pat McAfee Show." At the time, he blasted politicians for failing to speed up the process of getting people the help they need while praising Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy for establishing a fund to help restaurants in need.
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