Quarterback Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets appeared to joke that he was prepared to celebrate the disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein's associates.
Court documents detailing a list of disgraced financier Harvey Epstein's associates are expected to be made public in the early days of 2024, as The Daily Mail reported.
Jimmy Kimmel, according to Rodgers, may be among those individuals included on the list.
Rodgers initiated a conspiracy theory during his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show regarding the hues of the NFL's Super Bowl emblems, which are believed to indicate which teams will face off in the championship game that season.
Co-host AJ Hawk interrupted the panel to inquire jokingly whether the 40-year-old's lengthy explanation involved the Epstein list, which caused some confusion among the panelists.
"There's a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, who are hoping that list doesn't come out," the quarterback responded.
McAfee then joked Rodgers had been 'waiting in his wine cellar' for the release of the court documents: "I'll tell you what, if that list comes out, I will definitely be popping some sort of bottle," Rodgers added.
The remark by the Super Bowl champion follows Kimmel's previous derision of Rodgers for discussing the Epstein list.
In March of last year, Kimmel criticized Rodgers on an episode of his eponymous late-night program for his remarks regarding Epstein and UFOs.
Rodgers had expressed some of his views on the subjects during a February appearance on the Pat McAfee program; Kimmel re-aired the clip during his monologue.
"I believe that this has been going on for a long time. Interesting timing on everything. There's a lot of other things going on in the world," Rodgers said.
The program outlined the event in a segment where Rodgers said, "Did you hear about the Epstein client list about to be released?
"There's some files that have some names on it that might be getting released pretty soon."
Kimmel then said "It might be time to revisit that concussion protocol, Aaron,' after referring to him as a 'tin-foil hatter" earlier in the segment.
David Bakhtiari, a former teammate of Rodgers' with the Green Bay Packers, responded to Kimmel's remarks on social media.
"Tell me you're on the Jeffrey Epstein client list, without telling me you're on the Jeffrey Epstein client list…," he tweeted.
Powerful acquaintances and associates of the pedophile are slated to be revealed as part of a massive unsealing ordered by a judge just prior to the New Year.
Approximately 177 individuals will be identified through the examination of hundreds of files, providing fresh insights into the sex trafficking enterprise and influential network of the deceased financier.
