ESPN Executive Says They Hired Jordan Rodgers Strictly On Talent And Nothing Else

NYP- Jordan Rodgers didn’t just win JoJo Fletcher’s heart on “The Bachelorette.” He got his dream job, too. The former Vanderbilt quarterback is set to appear on the SEC Network as a college football analyst this season, and an ESPN executive says Rodgers earned the role on his talent alone. “Our talent office had Jordan on their radar for some time. His name was in the initial group of names that we discussed when looking at people to bring to Charlotte [where the SEC Network is located] for auditions,” Senior V.P. Stephanie Druley told SI.com. “He played at Vanderbilt. He played quarterback. We had seen some interviews that he had done. So we reached out to him.” Rodgers was unavailable for an audition at the time. Druley claims the network didn’t know what show he was shooting that kept him away, though ABC and ESPN are both owned by Disney. When Aaron Rodgers’ youngest brother finally had his audition, he blew Druley away. “It was clear he had a real passion and a deep knowledge of college football. The audition was really good — rare that someone walks in off the street and does an audition that we would be willing to air,” she said.

Such a bold faced lie that you almost have to respect it. Not sure why ESPN can’t just say, “We hired him because we saw him on TV, he seemed comfortable, he seemed confident enough for the job and he will help us with ratings. Oh and he’s the younger brother of Aaron Rodgers. Duh.” That’s all they gotta say. And Jordan happens to be all those things. He’s confident, he’s good looking, he doesn’t mind TV cameras AND he might just bring some non-traditional viewers (women) to their programs because of The Bachelorette. Done and done. Don’t make it seem like you’ve been recruiting him for years and the time was finally right. GTFO. He got this job, just like he got a spot on The Bachelorette, because he’s Aaron Rodgers’ brother. That is the theme of Jordan’s life and will continue that way forever. That’s what happens when you have a superstar brother who you also HATE. No need to sugar coat it.

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PS- You wanna know why Barstool is better than ESPN? There are a million reasons but I guarantee Jordan’s colleagues at the SEC Network won’t bring up Aaron Rodgers at all. Not on air. Not in private. Never. They’ll think it’s unprofessional. If Jordan Rodgers were a Barstool employee it’d be the first question he’d get asked on a Rundown or a podcast. Find your flaws and blow’em out.