The Rush: Aaron Rodgers quiet on future, loud on love
Aaron Rodgers addresses his future in the NFL and gushes about his past love, Shailene Woodley, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team will get $24M in settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation stemming from a discrimination lawsuit and Dawn Staley is the Queen of the South, leading the Gamecocks to a 25-1 record while growing the game of women’s college basketball.
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MEGAN RAPINOE: We can't go back and undo the injustices that we faced. But the only justice coming out of this is that we know that something like this is never going to happen again. And we can move forward in making soccer the best sport that we possibly can in this country and setting up the next generation so much better than we ever had it. So it's a great day. We're all super proud. I'm just really excited to have arrived here after a very long and arduous road.
JARED QUAY: Oh, yes, it is a good day for Megan Rapinoe and all the ladies in sports. Welcome to women crushing it Wednesday.
- Crushing you.
JARED QUAY: You know the members of US Women's National team popped the champagne last night after a six-year legal battle with the US Soccer Federation came to an end. And if you're wondering which side prevailed, let's just say the US Women's National team did what they always do.
[MUSIC - DJ KHALED, "ALL I DO IS WIN"]
All I do is win no matter what.
The women will be awarded $24 million as part of a settlement with the USFF's stemming from a lawsuit, where the players accused the governing body of gender discrimination and pay inequality. The players used the fact that the US Men's National team, which is far less successful, was not only receiving better accommodations on and off the field, but male players were making more money despite losing a lot more. I don't know how that work. I guess, you're getting paid to lose. Shout out, Brian Flores.
- Oh, no. You didn't.
JARED QUAY: With this lengthy lawsuit behind them and making the workplace more equitable for future generations, the women's team can now give back to their day jobs like winning four World Cups in eight appearances and four Olympic gold medals in seven appearances.
- That's how you do it, kid.
JARED QUAY: Of course, the ladies were getting props all on social media from people like Joe Biden and my president, Dawn Staley.
- Who is she?
JARED QUAY: I've got to shout out the South Carolina women's basketball head coach. Staley's Gamecocks are not just the number one team in the country, but they're also 25 and 1 this season and just won their fifth SCC regular season title in the last 10 years.
- Pretty, pretty good.
JARED QUAY: Check out this scene at Colonial Life Arena during their last game. The Gamecocks drew a record-tying crowd of 18,000 fans on a Sunday. Take this, NFL. We'll see if the Gamecocks can take it all the way and win the shit this year, because somebody's got to take away from Stanford and UConn. They win it every year.
- We got this.
JARED QUAY: Aaron Rodgers didn't win a championship this year. But apparently, he's won some peace of mind. And that's more important.
[HUMS]
The Packers quarterback a on the "Pat McAfee Show," Tuesday, and said he'll make a decision about his future in Green Bay soon. But we are talking about his late night Instagram post.
- Pretty sad, really.
JARED QUAY: Rodgers posted about being drunk with gratitude and professed his love and thanks to Shailene Woodley. Yes, the actress with whom he just reportedly ended his engagement with.
- Awkward.
JARED QUAY: Yo. Shailene is living her life right. Not only that she picked great project to star in, but now her ex-fiance is out here on these Instagram streets talking her up. I ain't never posting nothing about none of my exes. So maybe Shailene is just that dope. Shailene, now that she recently single, I'm saying, what's up, though? I'm available. I could be your next ex. Who knows where can go.