Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers 'will NOT be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate after vaccine skeptic picks tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan'

Aaron Rodgers will not be spending the 2024 football season splitting time between the New York Jets and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s third-party presidential campaign.

Mediaite is reporting that the son of the former US Attorney General has chosen lawyer and tech entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his vice-presidential running mate, leaving Rodgers to focus on Year 2 with the New York Jets.

Kennedy's campaign previously confirmed that the 40-year-old Rodgers was in consideration to be their candidate's running mate.

Like Kennedy, a former environmental attorney, Rodgers is a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic who became an outspoken critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the long-time director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

But while both have been labelled by detractors as conspiracy theorists, Rodgers has faced additional criticism since a CNN report surfaced claiming that he questioned the legitimacy of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Connecticut, where 26 people were killed.

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will NOT be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, per reports

Rodgers is expected to be playing for the New York Jets this fall, which would interfere with campaign season. The general election will be held on Tuesday, November 5 

Some, like radio host Alex Jones, have repeatedly accused the victims' families of being paid actors who engineered a government hoax at Sandy Hook. In 2022, Jones was ordered to pay $965 million in damages to the victims' families.

Rodgers attempted to distance himself from that particular conspiracy theory this week, denying on social media that he ever believed the shooting was a government-planned false flag.

Nicole Shanahan, President of Bia-Echo Foundation, will reportedly be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate in 2024 

'Again, I hope that we learn from this and other tragedies to identify the signs that will allow us to prevent unnecessary loss of life,' Rodgers said.

'My thoughts and prayers continue to remain with the families affected along with the entire Sandy Hook community,' he added.

Rodgers' alleged claims, made in private conversations at the 2013 Kentucky Derby, emerged as rumors swirled he would be Kennedy's presidential running mate.

Kennedy, himself, has previously appeared on Infowars, the channel run by Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Jones. The American politician has also promoted several of his own conspiracy theories in the past, including on the COVID-19 virus being genetically engineered and mass shootings being linked to prescription drugs.

After suffering a season-ending Achilles tendon injury four plays into his tenure with the Jets in September, Rodgers stayed in the news thanks in large part to his weekly appearances on the Pat McAfee Show.

Rodgers has been open about his disdain for the coronavirus vaccine ever since they became available to NFL players in 2021.

Questioning the legitimacy of COVID treatments and vaccines have been a conspiratorial calling card since the pandemic was at its height in 2020.

Kennedy is having talks with candidates as he gets closer to announcing a running mate

Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify in September of 2022 

Rodgers spent his entire NFL career with the Green Bay Packers until being traded to the Jets last year.

Former Packers quarterback DeShone Kizer said Rodgers once asked him if he thought the September 11 terrorists attacks were real, according to NBC Sports.

'The first thing that comes out of Aaron Rodgers's mouth was 'You believe in 9/11?'' Kizer said. ''What? Do I believe in 9/11? Yeah, why wouldn't I?''

Rodgers apparently made a believer out of Kizer, who shared what other conspiracy theories the duo talked about.

'Inner Earth, moon landing, reptile people,' Kizer said. 'Y'all are laughing. Go do your research, I'm telling you. Go do your research.'

Rodgers has yet to directly respond to the claims.