Aaron Rodgers is “extremely well-read”

As if Aaron Rodgers didn't say enough on camera, Al Michaels enjoys the range of their off-camera conversations during production meetings.

Michaels joined The Dan Patrick Show this week to see Amazon's preview Football on Thursday evening The New York Jets and New England Patriots face off. During the segment, Michaels talked about being able to speak with Rodgers before the game during their broadcast production meetings.

After speaking with Rodgers this week, Michaels mentioned his interest in building a foundation through training and preparation, which prompted Patrick to ask if the Jets quarterback preferred to talk about football or other topics during these meetings.


“Both,” Michaels replied. “He won't stray far from the path, but Aaron is extremely intelligent and very well read. He has a lot of experience because he travels the world and just absorbs everything. Aaron wants to absorb everything that surrounds him, not just football. And he's very observant, he sees how people react to him.”

“He's very astute in that regard,” Michaels added. “He's extremely well-read, extremely smart. Aaron is the kind of guy who would happily talk about anything you can think of. Football? Great. You want to talk about philosophy or current events… he can go anywhere.”

Oh, to be a fly on the wall when Michaels, Rodgers and Kirk Herbstreit let their production meetings stray from football. Michaels is right about one thing, the polarizing NFL quarterback reads a lot, as his Aaron Rodgers Book Club segment on The Pat McAfee Show. Rodgers has touted books by Ayn Rand, Graham Hancock, George Orwell, and Suzanne Humphries, among others. He may not have read them all, but judging by the conspiracy theories he spouts, Rodgers has definitely browsed through some of the books he touts.

But even though Rodgers reads a lot, his erudition can certainly be questioned by his critics, like Colin Cowherd, who doesn't even give him the benefit of a high football IQ. Regardless of whether you believe Michaels or Cowherd, we can all agree that Rodgers is at least one of a kind.

(The Dan Patrick Show)