Aaron Rodgers believes "conspiracy theorists" are portraying him as selfish for taking up a roster spot on the New York Jets even though he's not playing, indicating it wasn't his idea to be activated from injured reserve.

Rodgers, in his weekly appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," said the Jets' organization wanted him on the 53-man roster so he could keep practicing with the team despite being ruled out due to his surgically repaired Achilles.

Rodgers said he would've been content to finish the season on IR.

"I assumed I was going to go on IR," said Rodgers, who announced Dec. 19 that his 2023 comeback bid was over. "I asked to be put on IR, but then there was a conversation, 'Do you want to practice?' I said not at the expense of somebody getting cut. I know how this works.

"I didn't feel like I needed to practice to continue my rehab. I could do on-the-field stuff on the side, but, obviously, I got overruled there. It is what it is. This was an interesting situation."

While not naming names, Rodgers, 40, suggested that certain people have hatched "conspiracies" and "the same, tired narrative" because they disagree with his stance on the COVID-19 vaccine. He said they're still upset because he "didn't bow down to the medical industrial complex and the mass formation psychosis" while making his health decisions.