What happens when Aaron Rodgers' comedic look-alike finally meets Aaron Rodgers the Green Bay Packers quarterback?
Things get silly.
British comedian Tom Wrigglesworth, who filmed an NFL Films Presents special in Green Bay in August, has had plenty of fun with his uncanny resemblance to No. 12. The full episode debuted in September on Fox Sports 1, and he has posted the 10-minute segment that shows Wrigglesworth trying to "fool the locals.'' He shows up in a Packers hoodie, jersey and cap at The Pancake Place, where kids and coffee drinkers alike ask if he's the real deal and try to help him Wisconsin-ize his accent.
He pops into city hall to get a key to the city from Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt and visits the Packers team equipment and sewing room, where the seamstresses present him with a jersey with his name sewn across the back (barely squeezing in all the letters). There's also footage from his stand-up routine at The Green Room Lounge in De Pere.
He eventually winds up at Lambeau Field, where he uses his key to the city to unlock the gate and get inside. "It's all about who you know, isn't it?'' he says.
Packers player Randall Cobb, in particular, breaks into laughter upon meeting him. When Wrigglesworth finally meets Rodgers, the two embrace and Rodgers introduces him around the locker room as his cousin.
When Rodgers throws him a couple of passes inside Lambeau, the lanky Wrigglesworth does his best ball spike and Discount Double-Check move, which prompts Rodgers to say, "No, we're definitely not related.''
