Olivia Munn isn’t thrilled with an ESPN reporter who mentioned “off-field issues” as a possible reason her boyfriend Aaron Rodgers is struggling lately.
The final item in the ESPN.com piece “Five reasons why Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is struggling” mentions the possibility of problems at home. The writer said that one NFL agent always wonders if an athlete is having problems in his personal life if he’s struggling on the field.
Rodgers’ actress girlfriend wasn’t too keen on that.
Playing it fast & loose w/the journalism @RobDemovsky. Your professional skills are lacking… you must be having personal problems at home.
— oliviamunn (@oliviamunn) November 19, 2015
The other four reasons in the article, including the absence of Jordy Nelson, are legitimate. However, someone’s personal life can affect them at work in any walk of life. That can be included in any article that lists reasons why any player is struggling. If articles were written about why a McDonald’s drive-thru cashier was a little slow getting orders out, relationship problems could be included in that, too.
The Packers have lost three straight after a 6-3 start, and Rodgers hasn’t been great. He’s completed 56 percent of his passes, but he’s also thrown six touchdown passes and just one interception during this three-game losing streak. He could be getting too much of the blame for the Packers’ struggles.