Packers’ Aaron Rodgers Doesn’t Like On-Field Media Access

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says there is too much on-field media access in the NFL.

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Remember the days when it was a single camera (or maybe a select handful) that broadcast a sporting event? Seems so long ago as today a field (or court/rink) is littered with not only cameras but microphones as well.

Some have complained about the mass of media tools including Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers who believes all the mics and cameras on the field are ‘over the top‘.

“It’s too much access. A couple games ago I got bumped in the back of the head by the camera guy trying to get into a pre-game huddle. I’m just like, ‘What, what are you doing?’ None of the stuff that Josh Sitton or DJ Lang is going to say in this pre-game huddle is going to be for TV. So get out of my way. Don’t bump me in the back of my head with your camera. Nothing you’re filming here is going to be used for consumption on TV because you’d have to bleep out every single word.”

There’s no doubt that the Green Bay Packers quarterback has a point, though he also needs to understand that camera is part of the reason he’s getting paid so much money. No, it’s not the lone reason but fans want to see the intricate details you can’t always see sitting in the stands. That’s not to say Aaron Rodgers wouldn’t be making major coin if it was just a single camera broadcasting the game but fans keep the franchises alive which in turn give the players their paycheck.

Still what Aaron Rodgers is attempting to state is very much understood and he’s not incorrect as we now have cameras hovering over game action or camera men running onto the field to capture a special moment. That may not be the best way to go about things but it’s the current state of professional sports. The more access, the better.

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