Aaron Rodgers had strong words for the MVP voter who said this week that he would not cast his vote for the quarterback because he's "the biggest jerk in the league" and "a bad guy."

Those comments came from Hub Arkush, a Chicago-based reporter who owns one of the 50 votes for The Associated Press' Most Valuable Player award.

"I think he's a bum," Rodgers said. "I think he's an absolute bum. He doesn't know me. I don't know who he is; no one knew who he was, probably, until yesterday's comments. I listened to the comments, but to say he had his mind made up in the summertime, in the offseason, that I had zero chance of winning MVP, in my opinion, should exclude future votes. His problem isn't with me being a bad guy or the biggest jerk in the league. He doesn't know me."

Arkush, who is the editor of Pro Football Weekly and contributes to other Chicago-area media, made his comments on Chicago radio station 670 The Score and has since said he regrets saying he would not vote for Rodgers because of his issues with the quarterback's off-the-field habits, such as his decision not to get vaccinated.

"His problem is I'm not vaccinated," Rodgers said. "So, if he wants to go on a crusade and collude and come up with an extra letter to put on the award just for this season and make it the Most Valuable Vaccinated Player, then he should do that. But he's a bum and I'm not going to waste any time worrying about that stuff. He has no idea who I am. He's never talked to me in his life."