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Eckl's video of Aaron Rodgers gains national attention

Aaron Rodgers throws a pass into Lake Tahoe Friday afternoon on the tee box of the 17th hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course during the American Century Championships Pro-Am tournament.

Aaron Rodgers throws a pass into Lake Tahoe Friday afternoon on the tee box of the 17th hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course during the American Century Championships Pro-Am tournament.
Photo by Carter Eckl.

By Adam Trumble

Friday, July 9, 2021

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Carter Eckl, sports director of the Nevada Appeal and The Record-Courier, just surpassed 1 million views on a video he tweeted earlier Friday. The video surpassed 1 million views on Twitter in less than 6 hours.

In the video Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers can be seen throwing a football to fans at the famed 17th hole of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Club in Stateliine.

The future hall of fame player threw a pass to spectators on a boat in Lake Tahoe. The perfect pass was dropped by the spectators on the boat.

You can view the video and see the tweet below.

Carter Eckl, sports director for the Nevada Appeal and The Record-Courier.



Eckl was asked by ESPN’s SportsCenter if they could have permission to air the video during their 11 p.m. Pacific show. 


You can follow Eckl on Twitter at @CarterEckl

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