J.J. Watt couldn’t help himself when he appeared on Wednesday’s edition of “The Pat McAfee Show.”
The sports talk program found itself in the headlines on Tuesday thanks to Aaron Rodgers after the Jets quarterback appeared to suggest that ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel would be named in court documents containing a list linking individuals to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The comment launched a firestorm, prompting Kimmel to threaten legal action against Rodgers and leading to McAfee apologizing on-air Wednesday for the role his show played in the drama.
While the show was likely ready to move on from the Kimmel-Rodgers situation, Watt had other ideas when he came on the show and made a joke that had the ex-NFL punter playfully hiding under his desk.
“My breaking news was actually that I know absolutely nothing about the Epstein list. But I don’t want to get in trouble,” Watt said with a massive grin.
The comment elicited some nervous laughter from McAfee and his crew.
A.J. Hawk smirked and shook his head while McAfee looked as if he was trying to hide under the desk he was standing in front of.
“I know nothing. I don’t want any flights. I don’t need anybody calling me out. I don’t need any lawsuits. I know nothing,” Watt continued.
The drama between Rodgers and Kimmel, who have a history that dates back to 2021 when Kimmel criticized Rodgers over his vaccine status, reignited in a big way when the future Pro Football Hall of Famer mentioned Kimmel on Tuesday.
“It’s supposed to be coming out soon,” Rodgers said referring to the Epstein document. “There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, that are really hoping that doesn’t come out.”
That prompted Kimmel to blasted Rodgers on X later Tuesday, saying his “reckless words put my family in danger.”
Rodgers has yet to make any further public comments since the situation unfolded, but McAfee addressed it on the show on Wednesday.
“I can see exactly why Jimmy Kimmel felt the way he felt, especially with his position, but I think Aaron was just trying to talk s–t,” McAfee said at the top of his show. “Now do I think it went too far? … Jimmy Kimmel certainly said that was the case.”
“So, we apologized for being a part of it,” McAfee added later. “I can’t wait to see what Aaron has to say about it.”