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 "Those who fail to remember history are condemned to repeat it."-George Santayana.

15 years ago, the Jests signed quarterback Brett Favre after he'd left the Green Bay Packers, making room for Aaron Rodgers, who'd apprenticed under Favre for 3 seasons after the Packers drafted Rodgers out of California in 2005. Favre. however, left New York after 1 season, chased out of town amidst a sexting scandal with a local reporter.

On Monday, with three days before the 2023 NFL draft, the Jests traded some draft picks to Green Bay to get Rodgers, who'd expressed an interest in playing in New York, thinking the same thing won't happen to him that happened to Favre. He is, though, bringing his own baggage in the form of controversy surrounding COVID vaccine denials in 2021. There was a reason State Farm de-emphasized Rodgers in their ad campaign last season, with Chiefs coach Andy Reid appearing with his star QB, Patrick Mahomes, in one ad.

Rodgers, then, moves into a competitive AFC East loaded with young QB's. It will be a miracle if the Jests make the playoffs.

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Lost amidst the headlines Monday was the news that NBC-Universal-Comcast CEO Jeff "Cracked" Shell was let go due to an inappropriate relationship with a CNBC reporter.

Comcast is in no hurry to name a replacement for Shell.

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We touched on this briefly yesterday in discussing the shocking departure of Tucker Carlson from Fox News, but CNN cut ties with morning co-anchor Don Lemon, just weeks after he'd served a brief suspension for some disparaging remarks about GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

To be honest, I'd read of Lemon's departure before Carlson's hit my newsreaders, though time-wise, it was in reverse order.

While former president Pecos Pampers celebrated Lemon's dismissal as only he could, even he was shocked by Carlson's departure. Carlson himself was said to have been blindsided. As previously noted, he was not given any closure on the network, and Brian Kilmeade was given the first chance to fill the chair on the initial Fox News Tonight. Maybe Aaron Rodgers should audition if he bombs with the Jests.