EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 23: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers in action against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on December 23, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Pereira/Getty Images) Aaron Rodgers is set to make a guest appearance in Season Five, Episode Eight of Game of Thrones on Sunday, according to sources According to multiple sources, Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers will make a cameo appearance in HBO’s hit series, Game of Thrones on Sunday Night. In the next to last episode of the series, the former NFL MVP will….well, we don’t know yet. Despite dropping innumerable hints over the last several weeks, Rodgers has given no indication of what he will actually be doing in his appearance. Because HBO announced that this would be the final season of the show, millions have flocked to their screens every Sunday night to ensure that they do not miss a single second, nor have the experience ruined by one of the oodles of internet spoilers. The season has shattered viewership records already. Rodgers’ appearance will not be the first celebrity cameo of the final season, as a slew of famous folks have appeared throughout the series. Speculation has boiled across the internet on what Rodgers will actually do in the episode. Sports Illustrated has collected several of the possible roles including: being a member of the Golden Company, being a member of Euron’s Fleet, being a member of the Northern Army, or becoming the Prince of Dorne. The last NFL player to make a cameo was the Los Angeles Chargers Joey Bosa who appeared (though briefly) in the Battle of Winterfell. Many will argue that Rodgers may be best served spending his offseason building a relationship with new head coach Matt LaFluer; but we suspect that the quarterback has not spent too much time on the set for Game of Thrones. So never fear, Packers fans, your quarterback won’t be abandoning you for the screen too much, despite all of the talk he’s done about it.<doc-sep>“Game of Thrones” fans ought to prepare themselves for what could be an epic crossover in Sunday’s episode. The penultimate episode of “Thrones” is set to air May 12, with many hyping it up as what may be one of the best episodes of the season. Even Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been getting his followers amped up for the episode, but for a whole different reason. Rodgers, who’s been a fan of the show for quite some time, has been hinting at an upcoming cameo throughout Season 8. Following Episode 2 back in April, the Packers star sent out a pretty cryptic tweet about the future of the series, including a very telling hashtag. Check it out: 24 hour rule still applies folks, for all those who thought there were better things to do tonight than watch @GameOfThrones #iwaswatching #4moreepisodes #episode5shouldbegood # — Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) April 22, 2019 This wouldn’t be the first time an athlete made a “Thrones” cameo. New York Mets pitcher and “Thrones” fanatic Noah Syndergaard, for example, appeared on the show back in Season 7. Celebrities like pop singer Ed Sheeran, country singer Chris Stapleton and “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” star Rob McElhenney also have made guest appearances on the program. Thumbnail photo via Quinn Harris/USA TODAY Sports Images<doc-sep>Game of Thrones is no stranger to cameos, the medieval fantasy show featured six in the seventh season alone. From pop stars to famous actors to athletes, all manner of celebrities have appeared on the show in "blink and you'll miss it" bit parts and cameos. The latest rumor claims that Super Bowl-winning quarterback Aaron Rodgers could appear in this weekend's episode. Why do people believe that the Green Bay Packers quarterback might show up briefly in Westeros this weekend? Rumors began when Rodgers was spotted close to the GoT set in Northern Ireland last summer. Speculation then grew when the seven-time Pro Bowl passer requested that his Twitter followers avoid spoiling the show, while also including the hashtag, #episodeFiveshouldbegood. On May 8, Cheesehead TV founder, Aaron Nagler, tweeted what appeared to be a declarative confirmation of the rumor: "Aaron Rodgers is going to be in Game of Thrones. Enjoy." If that weren't enough, on May 10, Sam Alex of SamAlexRadio asked Rodgers at the Kentucky Derby if he'd ever cameo in a tv show or movie? Rodgers replied cryptically with "Episode five, Game of Thrones, effectively confirming the State Farm-sponsored sportsman will be appearin on the show. If these rumors are to be trusted, he'll appear in episode five, airing May 12. The quarterback is a huge fan of the show. Rodgers even appeared in Season 8 promotional material, occupying the Iron Throne as "Lord Aaron of Green Bay." So, what will the Super Bowl XLV MVP do for his appearance on Game of Thrones? Since that remains unknown, the best we could do was speculate wildly, but judging from recent cameos, Rodgers' cameo could end up being a bit on the nose. Possibility #1: He's going to be eating a cheese wheel Musician Ed Sheeran appeared on the show in Season 7 as an unnamed "Lannister soldier," though his character does briefly sing a song called "Hands of Gold." Additionally, members of Coldplay and Sigur Ros have also appeared on the show, in both cases as musicians. Since Westeros lacks footballs, it wouldn't make sense to have Rodgers randomly hurling the pigskin around the fighting pits. But the folks at GoT could make a fun nod to Green Bay Packers fans — known as Cheeseheads — and have Rodgers' character noshing on some cheddar. And since everything on GoT is bigger and badder, why not have Rodgers chow down on an entire wheel of cheese? Okay, so that is all highly unlikely, but it would be good for a laugh. Possibility #2: Rodgers will chest bump Jon Snow before the battle begins Athletes are known for their chest bumps and Rodgers is no stranger to the bumping of pectorals. Before the Targeryen/Stark forces enter into deadly conflict with the Lannisters (backed by Euron Greyjoy's men and the newly acquired Golden Company men), Rodgers could leap from offscreen to chest bump Jon Snow —though, given the several inches difference in height between the two men, that seems like a recipe for disaster. Again, classify that one under "Highly Unlikely." Possibility #3: Rodgers will just be another guy in armor and it will probably be tough to notice him Sheeran's appearance on GoT was the rare celebrity cameo, in that no effort was made to disguise him or make it less noticeable that gosh-dang Ed Sheeran was suddenly in Westeros hanging out with Arya Stark. However, virtually every other celebrity walk-on — like It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia co-star Rob McElhenney, Silicon Valley's Martin Starr or Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa — has gone largely unnoticed until they were pointed out after their respective episodes aired. Perhaps — and most likely — it will be a similar case for Rodgers, who will probably done armor or some scuffed up leather outfit and helmet for a brief on-screen appearance, most of which will end up on a behind-the-scenes extra on HBO Go. Find out if Rodgers shows up, and what he'll do on the show if he does, when it airs Sunday night on HBO.<doc-sep>The Stark family won't be the only people from the North on "Game of Thrones" this week, and that's because Aaron Rodgers of the NFC North is expected to make a cameo on Sunday in what will be the penultimate episode for the HBO series. Will he throw a spear through Cersei's heart from 80 yards away? Will he bring winter to King's Landing? Will he kill a key character just like [redacted] did in the third episode of Season 8? That was dangerously close to a spoiler, and this is a spoiler-free story, so I'm going to stop asking ridiculous questions about what Rodgers' role might be this week. Anyway, Rodgers is a huge fan of the show, and he's basically been hinting all season that he had a cameo coming up. After the second episode aired in April, Rodgers sent out a tweet that had a cryptic hashtag, "#episode5shouldbegood." And just in case that tweet wasn't a good enough hint that he's going to be making a cameo, he came out and actually admitted it during an interview on the red carpet before the Kentucky Derby. Although it's not clear when Rodgers filmed his cameo, we know the producers of the show definitely have his phone number, and that's because he did some promo work for "Game of Thrones" just before the start of Season 8. Although Rodgers probably didn't have any say in what happens to his character, he does have a few preferences. During an interview with Dan Patrick in 2018, Rodgers was asked what he would want to happen in his scene if he were to ever make a cameo. "I definitely want to be killed or in one of the steamy scenes for sure," Rodgers said. If one of those two things happen to him on Sunday, it's almost certainly going to be death, and that's because this week's episode is starting to look like it's just going to be one huge battle, which means there probably won't be too many steamy scenes ... we think. Anyway, Rodgers apparently picked a good episode to make his cameo, because it seems that things are going to get crazy on Sunday. According to Emilia Clarke, who can we can probably consider a pretty solid source considering she's the actress who plays Daenerys Targaryen, the May 12 episode is going to be "insane." "Episode 5 is bigger," Clark told Jimmy Kimmel during a recent interview. "Episode 5 is, I mean, four and five and six, they're all insane. Find the biggest TV you can." Although we have no idea what's going to happen to Rodgers on Sunday, you can bet we'll be talking about it next week, and that's because we've been recapping every Season 8 episode of "Game of Thrones" on the Pick Six Podcast. That recap comes every Tuesday, so make sure to look for that on May 14. If you want to listen to last week's recap, be sure to click here and scroll to the 34:50 mark of the podcast.<doc-sep>
Aaron Rodgers’ best performances tend to come on Sunday nights in primetime, so Game of Thrones will be nothing new for the two-time MVP. After months, years even, of hinting that he’d like to be in the seminal HBO series, even showing up in part of their pre-season 8 branding, Rodgers cryptically confirmed he’d be in the series. (Editor’s note: some season 8 spoilers are below.) In a recent interview on the red carpet at the Kentucky Derby, when asked why he didn’t do more cameos in pop culture he responded, “Episode 5, Game of Thrones,” before walking away. This comes after another vague allusion to the fifth episode in a tweet a week after the Season 8 premiered, in which Rodgers reminded his followers about his preferred window for spoilers. He included the hashtag “episode5shouldbegood.” At the time, it would have been easy to conclude this was just Rodgers being Rodgers. I’m surprised he didn’t also use the #midrange hashtag just for fun. Even still, this was better, more subtle foreshadowing than the show runners have employed for going on three seasons at this point. 24 hour rule still applies folks, for all those who thought there were better things to do tonight than watch @GameOfThrones #iwaswatching #4moreepisodes #episode5shouldbegood # — Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) April 22, 2019 Episode 5 sets up to be an enormous battle episode, one that stars of the show hinted could be even more epic than Episode 3’s Battle of Winterfell, the eponymous episode featuring the defeat of the Night King and the White Walkers. If the writers have any sense of symmetry (and honestly at this point, I have questions about that even though I love the show), Rodgers would be in the Golden Company, both for the obvious color connection and their fame related to contracts. After all, Rodgers has the biggest in NFL history and the Golden Company is known for never having broken one. Plus, after #BucksIn5, it makes to have #RodgersIn5. As if you needed any more reason to be excited about Sunday night.