‘Can we get that one guy out of the locker room?’ NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers on USA hockey gold medal celebration
It’s been a week and a half since Jack Hughes delivered the golden goal in overtime to lift Team USA over Team Canada by a 2-1 margin for the Americans’ first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980, and the game, as well as what unfolded immediately afterward, continues to be a discussion point in American media.
The postgame locker room celebration featured a surprise appearance from FBI Director Kash Patel, who was seen downing a beer and even donning one of the gold medals belonging to one of the players.
During an appearance on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday, NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers added his two cents on the locker room celebration.
“Can we get that one guy out of the locker room, though, and get him working on something else?” Rodgers quipped. “That’s a bad look. Have some awareness.”
While the Super Bowl-winning quarterback did not specifically name Patel, the context and laughter made it clear to whom he was referring.
After returning to the United States and spending a celebratory night in South Florida, most of the men’s team visited the White House and were guests of President Donald Trump at the State of the Union address.
In the days since, Jack and Quinn Hughes appeared on Saturday Night Live alongside the captain of the women’s team Hilary Knight and Megan Keller, who potted the golden goal for the women’s team’s overtime win over Canada.
On Monday night, Knight and the Hughes brothers appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to continue a media tempest promoting the sport of hockey in the U.S. following each team’s respective victory.
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In his conversation with McAfee, Rodgers discussed his growing affinity for hockey, citing the television series Shoresy as a driving force behind his interest in the game as well as recounting his experience attending a Pittsburgh Penguins game with some of his Steelers teammates.