In Milwaukee, cheese is being served with sour grapes.
Jack’s American Pub, one of many bars in Milwaukee, is looking to stand out from the crowd by offering to pay the bar tabs of patrons every time Aaron Rodgers and the Jets lose a game.
The caveats on the special are that you have to start your bar tab at least 15 minutes prior to kickoff, the offer does not include food and Rodgers must start the game in order for the promotion to be valid.
Additionally, a Jets contest can’t overlap with a Packers game.
Rodgers, of course, was the longtime quarterback of the Packers, backing up Brett Favre for three years from 2006-08 before landing the starting job in 2009.
Rodgers won a Super Bowl and four MVPs with the Packers, creating countless memories, before seeking a trade to the Jets this offseason.
While much of the Packers’ fan base may have been ready for Rodgers to pass the torch to fourth-year quarterback Jordan Love, there is no lingering ill will from many cheeseheads toward Rodgers going forward.
And when Rodgers exited the franchise, he expressed gratitude for the Green Bay fans and organization.
“I’m not sure it’s possible to fully express the gratitude that I have to the @packers our incredible fans, the state of Wisconsin, the thousands of players that I crossed paths with, the incredible men and women who work for the organization, and the amazing people who I got to meet along the way, in one post with 10 pictures, but I hope you read this and feel my heart and soul, filled with love, joy, and peace about my time in green and gold,” Rodgers wrote on Instagram in April.
“I grew up in Green Bay, drafted at 21, fell in love with the game, met some lifelong friends, and take with me memories that will last a lifetime.”
Nevertheless, as Packers president Mark Murphy has pointed out, Green Bay fans are incentivized to want a wonky combination where Rodgers takes 65 percent of the Jets’ offensive snaps — but they also lose as many games as possible this season.
With Rodgers hitting that snap count, the Packers would get the Jets’ 2024 first-round pick and they’d obviously want that to be as high a selection as possible.
The Jets have an over/under of 9.5 wins according to the latest odds on DraftKings, so there are likely going to be a number of times in which Jack’s American Pub picks up a pretty hefty tab.
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