When the Jets vs. Browns Hall of Fame Game went completely dark on Thursday night, NBC wasted no time panning the camera over to quarterback Aaron Rodgers. As one could imagine, the photo of Rodgers, who was just minding his own business on the sidelines, immediately went viral as players and fans waited for the lights in Canton, Ohio to come back on.
It was the perfect setup for literally every “darkness retreat” joke that NFL fans may have been sitting on (or firing off publicly) about Rodgers. As you can imagine, the comments poured in once the following photo hit the internet.
Some of the lights have gone off at the stadium, and the #Jets-#Browns game is now in a delay.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) August 4, 2023
NBC captured a shot of Aaron Rodgers in the dark. The jokes write themselves. pic.twitter.com/HljSUmmDSb
Here are a few of the reactions from fans:
Darkness retreat 2.0
— 𝙇𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧 (@BurntByBateman) August 4, 2023
2023: January - Aaron Rodgers enters the darkness retreat.
— Paul Christen (@P_Christen1) August 4, 2023
February - Rodgers left the retreat.
August - now he wants everyone to share the experience.
This is gonna be perfect to post when they miss the playoffs this year 🤣- signed Green Bay fans
— AIArt.isgr8.eth (@ENSandAIArt) August 4, 2023
Script writers with an off-season callback
— Tyler Stephenson (@T_Stephenson116) August 4, 2023
“Oh, you think the darkness is your ally, but you merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it.”
— Mike C (@AwesomeBigMike) August 4, 2023
-Aaron Rodgers to Zach Wilson
Plot twist: he now wants to go back to the Packers 😄
— Gridiron México (@GridironMexico) August 4, 2023
Aaron Rodgers dark room expertise comes back to save him
— Sports ON Tap Brothers🎙️ (@thesportsontap) August 4, 2023
The Jets and Browns were even hit with a few of their own jabs in the process.
The jets and browns have been in the dark forever … this is fitting
— Rylan Skye (@RylanSkye) August 4, 2023
