New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is still recovering from his season-ending torn Achilles tendon but that doesn’t mean he’s not up to talking some serious smack.

On Tuesday, the injured player appeared on “The Pat McAfee Show” and took a jab at Travis Kelce, the All-Pro tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, after the two teams played Sunday evening, jokingly referring to Kelce as “Mr. Pfizer.”

“Mr. Pfizer, we kinda shut him down a little bit,” Rodgers said, after Kelce was held to just 6 catches for 60 yards. “He didn’t have his crazy impact game, obviously, he didn’t have his yards and stuff.”

Aaron Rodgers casually calls Travis Kelce “Mr. Pfizer” while talking about how the #Jets limited him on Sunday night.

(via @PatMcAfeeShow) pic.twitter.com/aBm7LSwfJQ

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 3, 2023

The nickname from Rodgers, who was in attendance at the MetLife Stadium game won by the Chiefs 23-20, was in reference to Kelce selling out to pimp the new COVID-19 vaccine in an ad for Pfizer.

Kelce touts the ability to do two things at once in the 30-second spot, pulling up his sleeve to proudly show off a blue bandage after being told by a female narrator that he can get “this season’s COVID-19 shot when you get your flu shot.”

Rodgers drew the scorn of Covidians when he admitted to Joe Rogan in a 2022 interview that he refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

“I’d been ready the entire time for this question and had thought about how I wanted to answer it. And I had come to the conclusion I’m going to say: ‘I’ve been immunized.’ And if there’s a follow-up, then talk about my process,” Rodgers said at the time.

“But, I thought there’s a possibility that I say ‘I’m immunized,’ maybe they understand what that means, maybe they don’t. Maybe, they follow up. They didn’t follow up. So then I go the season them thinking – some of them – that I was vaccinated,” he added.

Somewhat ironically, as McAfee pointed out, Jets owner Woody Johnson is the heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune.

Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:

Rodgers was literally at the game on Sunday night…….

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 3, 2023

I am a die hard Chiefs fan… I about when I saw his new ad. It’s so gross.

— Mama Amber | (@ThatAmberMoxie) October 3, 2023

Aaron Rodgers is the goat for this.

— PICKETT 2 PICKENS SZN (@Gaige_Rage) October 3, 2023

Cant get away from these silly squabbles even in sports anymore. Folks picking their favorite athletes, beers, apparel, and country music songs based on performative politics. Grim

— Justin Rowland (@RowlandRIVALS) October 3, 2023

“Mr. Pfizer” Kelce feeling the limits from the #Jets defense on Sunday night!

It looks like Aaron Rodgers found the prescription for victory.

— (@MakeleleJersey) October 3, 2023

put it on the back of his jersey pic.twitter.com/3JTJqSC6WC

— Tom Jeans (@thomasjeans) October 3, 2023

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