Aaron Rodgers Interview With YouTube Host Pat McAfee Draws Almost 500,000 Live Viewers; NFL Quarterback Signals “Intention” To Leave Green Bay Packers For New York Jets
deadline.comAaron Rodgers’ weekly slot on Pat McAfee’s YouTube show is often a newsmaking draw, but today’s edition reached a whole new level as the quarterback confirmed his “intention” to play for the New York Jets.
The daily show drew just shy of 500,000 concurrent live viewers Wednesday, an audience several times the size of that for ESPN or other cable TV networks on a typical weekday.
During the NFL’s free agency period, the destiny of Rogers has been a major storyline as the 39-year-old kept the sports world and New York City in suspense for weeks about whether he would head to New York, stay with the Green Bay Packers or just retire.
Some have compared Wednesday’s silence-breaking interview with LeBron James’ widely hyped revelation in 2010 that he would “take his talents to South Beach” and play with the Miami Heat, a move famously packaged for TV as The Decision.
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