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Aaron Rodgers is known for his iconic belt celebration that he generally does after scoring a touchdown or some special play. It has also served as cannon fodder for those who want to go after the quarterback.
Division rivals have often used it to mock him. They have done it from time to time when they have managed to sack or intercept him. But in most cases, things have not turned out well.
Aaron Rodgers went on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday to give it back in kind, saying those who mock his celebration should be wary of the consequences that could befall them. He said:
"It just goes to the now-famous adage: don't do the belt. Nobody who's ever done the belt has really had a whole lot of success after doing that. So that's just the way it goes. I didn't make up the rules, people have put together compilations of it."
He even poked fun at those in whose brains he and his celebration seem to live rent-free. People have busted out the celebration even when the Green Bay Packers were not involved, especially among division rivals.
Rodgers said:
"There was a game where we weren't even actually playing and there was a member of the Bears who had a sack down 45 to 10 who did something that resembled kind of the belt and ended up, you know, tearing his knee up there."
He threw out a warning saying that this is now just an established fact that mockery of the belt celebration can lead to bad things:
"So that's like the worst that can happen. Maybe the best-case scenario is that you make the game close for, you know, into the fourth quarter and end up losing -- that's kind of been the standard."
How did Aaron Rodgers' belt celebration start?
The belt celebration came about from Super Bowl XLV. Before the game, Aaron Rodgers got a WWE belt from an unknown person. Ric Flair claimed to have sent it, though in all likelihood it came from Mike Dubajic, an intern for WSCR 670 The Score in Chicago.
After the game, Aaron Rodgers was draped in it by Clay Matthews, starting the iconic celebration we have come to love today.
If any of the above quotes are used, please credit The Pat McAfee Show and H/T Sportskeeda
