Much like Pat McAfee, Pittsburgh Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers was overflowing with national pride after seeing Team USA knock off Canada to win the gold medal in men's hockey at the Winter Olympics. But Rodgers did have one small gripe that he felt was worth addressing.
Appearing on McAfee's show this week, Rodgers seemed to take a veiled shot at FBI Director Kash Patel for partying with Team USA in their locker room after the big win. Patel went viral for drinking and partying with the team after their historic overtime win.
Rodgers didn't seem to think Patel had a place in that locker room though. He advised the FBI Director to "work on something else" and "have some awareness."
"Can we get that one guy out of the locker room, though, and get him working on something else? That’s a bad look. Have some awareness," Rodgers said.
Fans Agreeing with Rodgers?
Rodgers can leave a lot of people shaking their heads but his take on Patel's partying seemed to finally get the people on his side:
"Wow. I actually just agreed with this human about something," one user remarked.
"When Aaron Rodgers is the voice of reason, you know (expletives) up," wrote another.
"First time in my life agreeing with Aaron Rodgers lol," a third wrote.
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The men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina was a dramatic, historic showdown between Team USA and Team Canada, two of the sport’s fiercest rivals. After a tightly contested 60 minutes that ended tied 1–1 — with Matt Boldy scoring first for the U.S. and Cale Makar answering for Canada — the game moved into sudden-death 3-on-3 overtime.
With goaltender Connor Hellebuyck standing tall with 41 saves to keep the Americans alive under intense pressure, Jack Hughes delivered the decisive moment, scoring 1:41 into overtime on a pass from Zach Werenski to lift the United States to a 2–1 victory and secure the nation’s first Olympic men’s hockey gold medal since the iconic “Miracle on Ice”” in 1980.
The triumph resonated deeply across the hockey world, not only for ending a 46-year gold medal drought but also because NHL players were back in Olympic competition for the first time since 2014, making this one of the strongest fields in recent history. Canada, chasing its 10th Olympic title, was outshot and pressured for much of the game but rallied late and forced overtime, only to see the U.S. finish the tournament unbeaten.
The win marked a rare sweep of both men’s and women’s hockey golds for the United States at the same Games and sparked widespread celebration among players, fans, and commentators alike.