ESPN apologizes for Aaron Rodgers’ comments about Jimmy Kimmel on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’

ESPN has issued an apology in light of Aaron Rodgers’ comments on The Pat McAfee Show earlier this week. The New York Jets quarterback inaccurately claimed Jimmy Kimmel might be one of the names included in the documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

On Tuesday, Rodgers alleged Kimmel and “a lot of people” were “really hoping” the list didn’t come out. Kimmel’s name was not part of the document release this week, and he responded by threatening legal action as a result of the comments.

Friday afternoon, ESPN’s Mike Foss issued an apology for the remarks.

“Aaron made a dumb and factually inaccurate joke about Jimmy Kimmel. It should never have happened. We all realized that in the moment,” Foss said, via Front Office Sports’ Michael McCarthy.

This story will be updated.