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Jelani Scott

Aaron Rodgers’s Audio Buzzing Out Was Driving ManningCast Viewers Crazy

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Aaron Rodgers’s anticipated appearance on ESPN’s ManningCast generated plenty of buzz entering Monday night. So much buzz, in fact, that it apparently carried over in an unexpected way during the broadcast.

After initially going off without a hitch, the injured Jets quarterback’s guest spot alongside Peyton and Eli Manning for the 49ers-Vikings game on Monday Night Football took a turn when Rodgers’s audio suddenly began to distort.

From there, Rodgers’s voice awkwardly grew more and more robotic as he laughed at a Peyton joke and attempted to respond in kind. Instead of entertaining, however, the four-time MVP would end up driving millions of football fans crazy due to technical issues and the incessant buzzing that followed.

Fortunately for Rodgers and the sake of the broadcast, the problem would eventually be resolved, allowing the show to carry on as normal. 

Still, judging by the social media reaction, the damage caused by Rodgers's audio sounding more like a cashier in a McDonald’s drive-thru had already been done. Here are a few of the best replies to the moment online, including a word from Eli’s former Giants teammate, kicker Lawrence Tynes:

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