Aaron Rodgers' "Mystery Tent" Isn't So Mysterious After All
By Kyle Koster
Pay no attention to the man in the MYSTERY TENT pic.twitter.com/kMUIdwqoKk
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) November 29, 2016
Aaron Rodgers hopped into a black tent on the sidelines during the third quarter of Green Bay’s victory over Philadelphia on Monday night. Thousands of snarky Twitter comments ensued because a football player hopping into a black tent is nothing if not a comedic opportunity.
Was he just R-E-L-A-X-ing? Was he getting missives from Olivia Munn? Was this all part of the Packers’ innovative new sweat lodge program? Was he going to the bathroom?
That final theory may be correct after former teammate A.J. Hawk shed some light on the situation.
The tent is used for a bathroom breaks and privacy when you need trainers to wrap/check on injury. #GBvsPHI https://t.co/5SnfSr7rNS
— AJ Hawk (@OfficialAJHawk) November 29, 2016
Having a place where trainers can attend to perhaps-pantsless players in privacy or for players to answer nature’s call without having to sprint to the locker room is a no-brainer. I’m actually a bit surprised the practice wasn’t adopted league-wide years ago.
The next logical step is a show on NFL Network where Tony Siragusa transforms a basic privacy tent into a sick man cave. People would watch.
[Deadspin]