What should Rodgers do?

[Patler]

Rodgers and Braun are good friends and business associates. Rodgers said he would bet his salary on Braun's innocence during the initial controversy. He has made many statements not just to support Braun, but to convince/assure others of his innocence.

Then there is the business relationship, "8-Twelve MVP Grill". They alluded to others, but I am not aware of any specifics

The fact that Rodgers is a high profile professional athlete further complicates their continued relationship.


Rodgers will have to draw on all of his interview skills and diplomacy when the inevitable questions are raised. "Did you know?" "Are you surprised?" "What has he told you about it?" "What has he told you since the suspension?" "Will you continue in business endeavors with him?" "How do you explain your 'bet' on his innocence?" "Did he out and out lie to you about it?"


Should Rodgers now distance himself from Braun?
Does he risk greater scrutiny by association?

I know the restaurant is owned and ran by others, with Braun and Rodgers involved mostly for promotional impact from the name, but what does it do now in view of the tainted MVP for Braun?

[RashanGary]

If I were AR, I'd stand by Braun until he can't anymore. There's nothing wrong with loyalty, even if it's blind and dumb.

[mraynrand]

Rodgers will have to draw on all of his interview skills and diplomacy when the inevitable questions are raised. "Did you know?" "Are you surprised?" "What has he told you about it?" "What has he told you since the suspension?" "Will you continue in business endeavors with him?" "How do you explain your 'bet' on his innocence?" "Did he out and out lie to you about it?"

No comment

Should Rodgers now distance himself from Braun?

Did Hornung's friends distance themselves from him? It's not like Braun murdered someone. Yet.

Does he risk greater scrutiny by association?

fair or not, yes. Oh, the travails of celebrity! There's probably a State Farm commercial they could do together at some point.

If voters can take another long, hard look at Anthony Weiner, sports fans will overlook this. Just wait five minutes.

[Patler]

Loyalty is a fair argument, but it needs to be a two way street. Rodgers and many other friends and team mates of Braun have egg on their faces from staunchly backing the guy who obviously lied to them and seemingly didn't care whose reputations he hurt in an attempt to protect his own.

I don't think AR needs to shun Braun, but I think he needs to make it clear that he is disappointed. I think AR needs to answer the (reasonable) questions asked. "I really don't care to comment on that" should be used very infrequently. He needs to demonstrate his honesty, in contrast to Braun's lack of honesty. I think he might be well-served to admit that his friendship made him perhaps a bit naive originally (as we all were).


Should "8-Twelve MVP Grill" become "Aaron Rodgers MVP Grill"?

[hoosier]

Should "8-Twelve MVP Grill" become "Aaron Rodgers MVP Grill"?

Nah, but it should definitely start highlighting its hormone free beef.

[Patler]

Nah, but it should definitely start highlighting its hormone free beef.

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[Upnorth]

Nah, but it should definitely start highlighting its hormone free beef.

Now that is funny!

[pbmax]

I wonder if the NFL tests for Bovine Growth Hormone?

[Maxie the Taxi]

Hornung is probably not a good comparison. Unless memory fails me, Hornung didn't deny betting. He fessed up rightaway and apologized. His friends stuck by him. Of course, the culture then wasn't so politically correct as now.

[Guiness]

A mess to be sure, but is there more harm than a PR problem and egg on his face? I haven't been paying a lot of attention to the case other than Braun's infamous 'the truth will out' speech. Anything related to Biogenesis seem to be ridiculously vague, just being called 'PEDs'. I assume the reason is proprietary formulas, and related to HGH. The worst possible implication, of course, could be that they shared in the spoils of Braun's acquisitions.

One of the crazier bits of all this is how it got blown open - the story is that it was ex-employee mad over back pay. Jesus, how badly do you think they (and all their clients!) wish they'd settled that matter differently? The employee obviously had some very sensitive records, they should have grudgingly paid him/her what they wanted, whether they felt it was blackmail or not! The result of not doing that is millions, probably soon to become tens of millions, of lost income for to some high profile ball players. I wouldn't be surprised to see Congress get involved and open the records.

[bobblehead]

I wonder if the NFL tests for Bovine Growth Hormone?

Probably not, but I would bet my salary that they test for equinox.

[Zool]

I wonder if the NFL tests for Bovine Growth Hormone?

Side effects may include increased milk production.

[pbmax]

Probably not, but I would bet my salary that they test for equinox.

Neigh!

[Tony Oday]

They are friends,you stand by your friend.

[pbmax]

Hornung is probably not a good comparison. Unless memory fails me, Hornung didn't deny betting. He fessed up rightaway and apologized. His friends stuck by him. Of course, the culture then wasn't so politically correct as now.

Was he gambling or associating with gamblers? And was it on football? I can't believe he got off with a year ban if he was betting on football.