Illinois station mis-IDs Packers player as head coach

By NewscastStudio January 18, 2016

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Nexstar’s WHBF-TV in Rock Island, Ill., misidentified Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers as the team’s head coach in a lower third over the weekend.

Twitter was quick to point out the error, with a not-so-subtle jab at the team’s actual head coach, Mike McCarthy:

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