It’s official: Aaron Rodgers is a Swiftie. And when he gets into his groove, he’s going to be breaking out his dance moves for the whole world to see.
What does an A-list celebrity do in his first few months in New York? Attend a Taylor Swift concert, duh.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers was videotaped movin’ and groovin’ to one of Taylor Swift’s songs at her concert this past weekend, and he looked like he was having the time of his life.
At night two of Swift’s Eras Tour in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Rodgers was apparently given the superstar treatment and allowed to watch Swift perform from inside her VIP tent. That tent has housed the likes of Paul Rudd, Miles Teller, Shawn Mendes, and a host of other celebrities, so Rodgers should feel very honored indeed.
That concert made Rodgers feel a few other things, too. Another fan on the floor with Rodgers caught the Jets quarterback in 5K swinging his arms to the beat of Swift’s pop ballad, “Shake It Off.”
Rodgers has been trying to “shake off” the woke mob for years now, so the vibes are pretty on point.
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers goes viral for his “Shake It Off” moves
Rodgers’ teammate, John Franklin-Myers, came to his defense after the video was uploaded to Twitter, telling people to let the man “dance in peace.”
Rodgers was clearly feeling himself during the song and just wanted to enjoy the moment without the spotlight on him as it usually is.
One would think that most fans at the concert were laser-focused on Taylor Swift’s performance, but a man of Rodgers reputation was sure to get some public attention. Franklin-Myers is right in the sense that yes, Rodgers should be allowed to dance off-camera and out of the limelight just like anybody else; however, it doesn’t seem like the original video was meant to embarrass him at all.
The caption reads, “That’s my quarterback,” conveying a sense of pride that Rodgers, a fellow Swiftie, was the newly minted Jets’ signal-caller and really only made him seem more relatable to the New York common folk. If anything, it was good PR.
We’ll see if Rodgers busts out any of those dance moves in the endzone at this very same stadium in 2023. If he misses an open look for a touchdown, he knows he can always just shake it off.