Aaron Rodgers on Thursday condemned the arsonists responsible for some of the wildfires that started the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles and lamented the massive loss in the area,
Rodgers spoke about the destructive infernos that hit the county last week, leaving more than two dozen dead with thousands of structures burned to the ground in an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” He said residents in the area are going through a “tough time”.
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The sun rises over homes destroyed by the Palisades fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The New York Jets superstar restrained himself from criticizing leaders and lawmakers, focusing his attention on those who allegedly started the flames.
“There’s a lot of arson and people have been caught doing it, people have been caught walking around with blow torches and different s— which is crazy and it’s inhumane what it is and it’s nauseating and then the spoils that are gone,” he said. “People posing as firefighters, people starting fires and looting the same areas. There are a lot of things that really make you question humanity in general and it’s a bad look because have people lost their lives, have people lost their houses, their homes, their memories, everything, the pets And then you have people legally starting fires in areas.
“The Runyon Canyon fire, it was an arson fire. There was a fire that was actually started close to my house that was an arson fire that fortunately was put out really quickly, so that’s the s—ty part about all this.”
Rodgers enjoyed the fact that residents have come together to help each other in trying times.

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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“The beautiful part is the way so many people have come together and gotten meals together and supplies together for these incredible men and women who are fighting these fires,” he said. “The people who fly these planes, I saw this incredible video probably about a week ago of the f—ing most beautiful drop from a plane that absolutely put out this fire.
“There are a lot of really talented people who have worked on this and put in crazy hours, so my heart and my hat goes out to the incredible men and women who put in crazy hours, not only from Southern California, but people, that came down from Northern California and other states and the supplies that have been given to these people have been amazing.”
Rodgers mentioned that he knew a lot of people who lost their houses and belongings, including actor Miles Teller. He said when he arrived back in Los Angeles the first thing he did was call him as they have been friends for almost 20 years.
“… I just called to check on him and that’s when it really hit,” Rodgers said. “Like this is legit, they didn’t have a chance. They had a short time, they got everything they could, they got Buggsy (their dog) and what little they could put in a car and got out, so it’s the reality.

A helicopter drops water on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Etienne Laurent)
“But the reality is that there are thousands of these kinds of people who have dealt with it, have been displaced, have lost everything, and as you said, there are some people who somehow won the lottery and their house was missed.”