Aaron Rodgers Says Taking Ayahuasca Led To 'Best Season Of My Career'

GREEN BAY, WI — Aaron Rodgers is crediting ayahuasca for his recent back-to-back MVP seasons.

The Green Bay Packers quarterback recently discussed his experience taking the hallucinogenic brew during an appearance on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast.

“I don’t think it’s a coincidence,” he said of his decision to try ayahuasca before the 2020 football season, for which he was named NFL MVP, an award he also received in 2021.

Ayahuasca is a powerful hallucinogen made from the Psychotria viridis shrub and the Banisteriopsis caapi vine that can cause out-of-body experiences and euphoria, according to Healthline.

Rodgers, 38, said he traveled to Peru to take ayahuasca and returned with a new perspective.

“I came back and knew that I was never going to be the same,” he said. “I really feel like that experience paved the way for me to have the best season of my career.”