Hub Arkush stayed true to his word and snubbed Aaron Rodgers on an NFL MVP vote.
Arkush, who serves as an NFL analyst on 670 The Score in Chicago, is one of the voters for NFL MVP. He made headlines in early January after sharing that he would not be voting Rodgers for MVP.
Arkush specifically cited Rodgers’ approach to the COVID-19 vaccine as one of the reasons he wouldn’t vote for the Green Bay Packers quarterback.
During an appearance on 670 The Score Tuesday with Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel, Arkush revealed that he voted for Cooper Kupp.
.@Hub_Arkush was the lone voter to cast his ballot for Rams receiver Cooper Kupp as the MVP of the NFL regular season.
He explained why during his segment with @DannyParkins @MattSpiegel670.
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“God knows I don’t want to relive this,” Arkush said on the show before his audio cut out. “At the end of the day, the idea that there’s any personal bias is ridiculous. … I looked at a long list of worthy candidates. I purposely looked beyond just the on-the-field stuff.”
Arkush said he didn’t dispute Rodgers as the MVP. However, he said Rodgers brought liabilities to the Packers.
“Rodgers brought a ton of liabilities to the Packers organization this year. That was my issue,” Arkush said.
Rodgers received 39 of the 50 votes from the Associated Press voters. Tom Brady received 10 votes, and Kupp received his lone vote from Arkush, the outlier.
Kupp had an excellent season and led the league in receptions (145), receiving yards (1,947) and receiving touchdowns (16). Though it didn’t factor into the MVP award which is for the regular season, Kupp also was great in the postseason and won Super Bowl MVP.
Though Arkush cites “liabilities” Rodgers brought to the Packers, Green Bay’s performance in the regular season nullifies that argument. If Rodgers were such a liability, how did he lead the Packers to a 13-4 record and the No. 1 seed in the NFC? The proof that Rodgers wasn’t a liability in the regular season is in the results of the Packers’ regular-season success.
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