What should Rodgers do?

[pbmax]

The other problem with gambling is debt. Even if you stay away from your team and the teams you play, you can still owe money and you are quite vulnerable.

And there is the problem of tracking all the bets. Its hard to believe even today that MLB knows ALL the bets Rose made.

[Fritz]

ARod should man up and admit what he said and tweeted. Then admit that Braun fooled him just like everyone else.

Why are we assuming Braun fooled Rodgers? Maybe Rodgers knew all along but kept up the scam for his buddy.

[Joemailman]

Why are we assuming Braun fooled Rodgers? Maybe Rodgers knew all along but kept up the scam for his buddy.

Rodgers isn't stupid. If he knew Braun was taking PED's, he wouldn't have so aggressively publicly supported Braun. He would have quietly distanced himself from Braun.

[Joemailman]

Rodgers should get a jersey to wear.

[George Cumby]

So...what happens with the guy Rodgers bet a season's salary with that Braun was clean? I heard he's offering Aaron a settlement, he'll accept a single game cheque

How about AR paying the cheque to the other party's charity of choice? Makes everyone look good.

[Guiness]

How about AR paying the cheque to the other party's charity of choice? Makes everyone look good.

Dunno who the other guy is, but if it's a regular guy (and it looks like he is) a quarter mil check is pretty life changing! Fun stuff on his twitter

https://twitter.com/toddsutton

[MadtownPacker]

Hornung also didn't play during this social media era and 24/7 sports coverage so he never had to face the scrutiny that Rodgers will tomorrow when he comes back to GB. Rodgers should just say he is disappointed in Braun but will still be his friend and will be there for him. Hopefully that will be the end of it. And I hope this will teach him and others to be a tad more careful what they tweet in the future.

Excellent post and my exact feelings. He is a stand up guy sticking by his friend. That doesn't mean he agrees or supports the problem IMO.

[RashanGary]

Excellent post and my exact feelings. He is a stand up guy sticking by his friend. That doesn't mean he agrees or supports the problem IMO.

agree

[Patler]

As I think about my own question more, "what should Rodgers do?", I think the answer depends a lot on what Braun does. So far, I'm not impressed by Braun. I recognize that if he will or won't talk, and what he might say likely will be determined by his lawyers, but he has the final say in it. In view of his blatant lies the past 18 months, and his willingness to trample on and disparage anyone in his way, I think it will be wrong to hide behind a curtain of "legal advice". He has to be authentically contrite and apologetic to everyone involved, and he has to make honest efforts to fix what he has done.

Anything less than that from Braun, and I think AR needs to step back from the relationship a little. Not totally cast Braun aside, but be willing to confront him and the mess he has made.

The Brewers generally, and Attonozio specifically, have already begun making excuses for Braun's lack of candor and availability since the suspension. I don't think Rodgers should do the same.

[Bretsky]

I think if asked about it Rodgers just eats a bit of humble pie, notes nobody is perfect and we all make mistakes, and Ryan has made some choices that he regrets.... but he'll support him as they move forward. And hen he moves on.

[ThunderDan]

Why are we assuming Braun fooled Rodgers? Maybe Rodgers knew all along but kept up the scam for his buddy.

Good point. I would hope that ARod would have the sense to distance himself from someone he knows is not being truthful like Braun was.

I really think this is another Lance Armstrong case. Braun just flat out lied to everyone and hoped to get away with it.

[Pugger]

But Braun is not the creep Armstrong was from what I hear. He was not highly regarded by his peers and other riders were more than happy to throw him under the bus.

[Patler]

Well, after day one I think he did a superb job with the questions:
- shocked that it was true
- disappointed (hurt) at being lied to
- learned a lesson about being more cautious in volatile situations
- not sure or noncommittal about what this means for their business relationship
- not embarrassed for backing a friend he trusted
- believes in forgiveness, but avoiding saying he forgives Braun yet.

AR really is very good with the press. The Packers were smart in having a PR guy there to cut off the Braun questions so that Rodgers did not have to.
Handled very well by everyone.