Aaron Rodgers virtually scored the coveted place of “Jeopardy!” host within the aftermath of Alex Trebek‘s loss of life … so says the present’s former producer and one-time host.

Mike Richards — who infamously misplaced the “Jeopardy!” internet hosting gig after at some point because of outdated controversial feedback he’d made — instructed Folks that the NFL star was a frontrunner for the job after impressing as a visitor host on the trivia present.

As Mike places it … Aaron was essentially the most ready visitor host — which is saying one thing since he visitor hosted alongside TV execs like Anderson Cooper, Invoice Whitaker, Savannah Guthrie, George Stephanopoulos, LeVar Burton, and Robin Roberts, amongst different notable names.

However, in accordance with MR, Aaron prepped for the present very intensely and was nonetheless beautiful to everybody on the workers. So, the skilled quarterback was critically thought-about to interchange Alex — and he was apparently , too.

When requested how he would juggle each internet hosting duties and soccer, Aaron supposedly instructed Mike that the “Jeopardy!” group would determine it out.

Alas, the job in the end went to Mike … who was finally changed by famed “Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jennings and actress Mayim Bialik after his swift firing. A much less shocking contender was Katie Couric, who Mike says introduced a distinct look to the quiz present.

On the problem of his notorious exit from the present … Mike notes that plenty of half-truths led to his exile from the leisure trade. For starters, he defends that he didn’t decide himself for the extremely sought-after gig — a panel chosen him for the position in 2021.

Mike is not holding a grudge, although. He even admitted that he thought Ken was at all times the proper particular person for the job. Cannot blame him for desirous to get all this off his chest.