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Aaron Rodgers, who ‘put my salary on’ Ryan Braun being clean, probably regrets that now
Aaron Rodgers was so sure his buddy on the Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Braun, didn't use performance-enhancing drugs, that he told a skeptical Twitter follower last February that he would put his money where his mouth was.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/toddsutton">@toddsutton</a> ya I'd put my salary next year on it.
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ponyup&src=hash">#ponyup</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23exonerated&src=hash">#exonerated</a></p>— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronRodgers12/statuses/172814847518572544">February 23, 2012</a></blockquote>
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Well, Braun has been suspended by Major League Baseball for the rest of the season after dropping an appeal, and somewhere Todd Sutton is wondering how he can collect the Green Bay Packers quarterback's $4.5 million base salary for this year.
When Braun had a positive test for PEDs overturned on appeal, Rodgers publicly defended him then as well.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>MLB and cable sports tried to sully the reputation of an innocent man. Picked the wrong guy to mess with. Truth will set u free
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23exonerated&src=hash">#exonerated</a></p>— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronRodgers12/statuses/172810610017439744">February 23, 2012</a></blockquote>
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Might be a bit awkward the next time the two Wisconsin sports stars talk.
Rodgers probably should be regretting being so defensive of Braun, now that Braun has dropped his appeal and said he made "some mistakes" and is willing to accept the consequences. Rodgers once backed out of a jersey bet with the R&B group Boyz II Men, and we really don't figure he will "pony up" on his Braun bet either.