Attorney Mark Bankston, who has represented Sandy Hook families, didn’t mince words when discussing Rodgers’ alleged false and conspiratorial beliefs.

Following a report claiming that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers spread lies about the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, one lawyer representing families affected by the tragedy asked Rodgers to exercise more discretion when he spoke ― although the language he used was a little more colorful.

In a CNN story Wednesday, reporter Pamela Brown described an interaction she had with Rodgers in 2013, in which he falsely claimed that the Sandy Hook attack ― which left 20 children and six adults dead ― was orchestrated by the government.

Another source, not identified by name in the CNN piece, claimed that Rodgers had also said “Sandy Hook never happened,” and that “all those children never existed. They were all actors.”

Dangerous conspiracies like these were at the center of several lawsuits that Sandy Hook families filed against Infowars host Alex Jones, who spent years falsely claiming that various parents who lost their children to gun violence were “actors.”

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    I agree with the lawyer, but also could we stop reporting what Aaron Rodgers says? I mean, who gives a shit? He throws a football and likely has impaired cognitive function from a career of head injuries. He’s not an expert in anything besides reading the defensive coverage. As a politician, he was a pretty good football player. As an intellectual, he’s not at all. Fuck Aaron Rodgers. Ignore his incoherent ramblings.

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      He throws a football and likely has impaired cognitive function from a career of head injuries. He’s not an expert in anything

      When you say it like that, it only convinces me that he’s gonna run for public office as a Republican sooner or later.

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        He’s been mentioned as a running mate for Kennedy, and that should tell you everything you need to know about his political relevance.

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      also could we stop reporting what Aaron Rodgers says?

      Especially when it’s someone saying he said it privately in 2013. Why is this news?

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        It’s news because he’s been floated as a potential running mate for Kennedy, and some people might not know what a horrible piece of shit Aaron Rodgers actually is. A lot of people just know of him from football.

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      impaired cognitive function from a career of head injuries

      Nah, he’s a quarterback, one of the softest positions in football. There’s a group of 300lb MF’s protecting him from a career of injuries.

      He’s just an idiot.

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        This is a misconception. Every position on the field is at risk, and a pro players have absolutely had many sufficiently impactful hits to cause lasting damage.

        I’m not saying QB is the MOST risky.

        TBI are sneaky and society is very lax about it.