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Football star Aaron Rodgers loves (and gets to host) ‘Jeopardy!’

With Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers began his two-week stint as guest host of "Jeopardy!" on Monday, think of it as an audition. The Super Bowl MVP has been a fan of the game show since childhood and a "Celebrity Jeopardy!" winner in 2015.

He told the LA Times in an interview that if viewers and producers like what they see, he would be happy to make it his next career. Rodgers, 37, spent hours studying the technique of the show's late, legendary host Alex Trebek, who died in November from pancreatic cancer.

Q: NFL players tend to be very good performers in commercials and as hosts on "Saturday Night Live.