Former NFL Star DeShone Kizer Recalls Aaron Rodgers Questioning 9/11: He Wanted Me to ‘Look Into’ the ‘Conspiracies Around It’

30.11.2022 - 01:57 / usmagazine.com

A memorable introduction. Aaron Rodgers‘ former backup quarterback DeShone Kizer recalled their first meeting — which included a surprising conversation.

“He shut the door, and the first thing that comes out of Aaron Rodgers‘ mouth was ‘Do you believe in 9/11?’” Kizer, 26, claimed during an episode of “The Breneman Show” podcast, which was released on Tuesday, November 29. “’What, do I believe in 9/11? Yeah, why wouldn’t I?’”

According to Kizer, Rodgers, 38, suggested that he do more research into the subject. “He was like, ‘You should read up on that.’ Now we start learning about the playbook and stuff. And I was like, ‘Wow I don’t know where this is going,’ the athlete shared about the 2018 discussion. “What it ended up being was a real thought experiment where he wanted me to go back and look into some of the conspiracies around it.”

Kizer continued: “It provoked a lot of great conversations. We really bonded over that and started sharing some books and we started talking about some other things. Some history, some business and some finance.”

The Ohio native credited Rodgers for inspiring him to be well read off the field in addition to his career.

“He is a genius when it comes to football,” Kizer noted. “But he is also getting off the field and we are spending half of our QB conversation talking about the Federal Reserve, business, investing, history, Jeopardy, art and movies. He is just so knowledgeable of all these other things.”

The California native previously made headlines for his controversial views when he referred to himself as “immunized” after testing positive for COVID-19. In November 2021, Rodgers received public backlash and a one-game suspension after previously implying he was vaccinated.

At the time, the