Aaron Rodgers condemns LA wildfires: ‘That’s the crux of it all’

Aaron Rodgers condemned the arsonists responsible for some of the Los Angeles wildfires last Thursday and lamented the heavy losses in the area.

Rogers spoke about the devastating inferno that hit the county last week, which left more than two dozen people dead and thousands of buildings on fire. “The Pat McPhee Show.” He said residents living in the area are in “difficult times”.

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The New York Jets star refrained from criticizing leaders and lawmakers and focused on those who allegedly fueled the fire.

“There’s a lot of burning, and people are caught doing it, people are caught blowing torches — it’s crazy, and it’s inhumane, and it’s sickening and then the looting is off. It’s on,” he said. “People who look like firefighters, people who start fires and rob similar places, there’s a lot of things that make you question humanity in general, and it’s a bad thing because people lose their lives, people lose their homes, their homes, their memories, everything, pets and then legally. You have people starting local fires.

“The Runyon Canyon fire, that was a fire. The fire that started near my house was a fire and it was put out very quickly, so the whole part of this is s—ty.”

Rogers is pleased that residents have come together to help each other through difficult times.

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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“The amazing part is how so many people come together and collect food and help these incredible men and women fight these fires,” he said. “The people who are flying these planes, I saw this f—ing amazing video a week ago of the beautiful thing that fell out of the plane that completely put out this fire.

“There are a lot of really talented people who are working on this, putting in crazy hours, so my heart and hats off to the amazing men and women who are putting in the crazy hours, not just from Southern California. The people and supplies that come down from Northern California and other states are dedicated to those people.

Rogers mentioned that he knows many people who have lost their homes and possessions, including actor Miles Teller. The first thing he did when he got back to Los Angeles was to call them friends for almost 20 years.

“…I called to check on him and that’s when it really hit home,” Rogers said. “It’s just as legitimate, they didn’t have a chance. They had a little time, they got everything they could, they got Bugsy[their dog]and they packed it up in a little car, so that’s it. That’s the truth.”

A helicopter drops water on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Etienne Laurent)

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But the reality is that there are thousands of people who have been dealing with that, who have been displaced, who have lost everything and, as you say, who have somehow won the lottery and are homesick.

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