Aaron Rodgers is on the short list of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his vice presidential running mate.

Kennedy is running for president on an independent ticket.

Kennedy said that he had been speaking with Mr. Rodgers “pretty continuously” for the past month.

Rodgers is expected to be playing quarterback for the New York Jets throughout the campaign season in the fall.

Kennedy and his camp have approached at least a half-dozen people, with varying degrees of formality, to gauge their interest in serving as his running mate. Also on the list of candidates are Jesse