(CNN) - Growing up, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers idolized "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek.
Now, he gets to take his place for a night as a guest host on the popular game show.
Trebek died on November 9, 2020 at the age of 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Rodgers, who appeared on a 2015 episode of "Celebrity Jeopardy," revealed Tuesday that he will be one of the special guests filling in as a host this season as the show searches for a permanent replacement for Trebek.
"One of my idols growing up was Alex Trebek," Rodgers said on "The Pat McAfee Show.