DK Metcalf is the perfect wide receiver for a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers — for more reasons than one.
Metcalf, 28, is not only a two-time Pro Bowl receiver, but like his veteran teammate, he loves a conspiracy theory.
“Yeah, I’m a big conspiracy theorist,” Metcalf admitted to The Athletic in a story published Tuesday, September 8. “Shout out to my quarterback.”
Among Metcalf’s more out-there theories: that Antarctica is home to “another world.”
“I think there is another civilization inside of Earth,” he said.
The idea of a secret civilization based in Antarctica is, actually, a relatively common theory. As The Athletic explained, most relate to the “thoroughly debunked” hollow Earth theory, which “posits there are advanced civilizations that operate deep below the surface of our planet.”
For Metcalf, his theory seems to be further fueled by the lack of Antarctic tourism.
“You can go to Alaska. You could go to the North Pole,” Metcalf said. “But why not Antarctica? Why can’t you just book a trip to Antarctica?”
One can, in fact, book a trip to Antarctica. Though there is no commercial airport on the continent, most tourists come between November and March via ships coming from South America.
“Why is there a secret meeting — well, it’s not secret, but why is there a meeting between every world leader of every country in Antarctica, specifically?” Metcalf asked.
There is also no known meeting of world leaders that takes place in Antarctica, let alone one that involves a secret civilization. But as The Athletic notes, if there was, it likely wouldn’t be documented.
Metcalf added that his out-there theories are not simply a product of being exposed to Rodgers, 42, over the last two seasons.
“Nah, I’ve been on it,” he said. “But it just so happened that we can bond over it.”
Rodgers, for his part, has espoused conspiracy theories covering the Sandy Hook shooting, COVID-19, the Kennedy assassination and even the Egyptian sphinx.
“‘Conspiracy’ is a term which gets slighted,” Rodgers said in a 2024 appearance on the “Look Into It with Eddie Bravo” podcast. “Conspiracy theories have been right about a lot of things in the last couple of years.”
Rodgers also said that he wouldn’t stop voicing his beliefs.
“You stand courageously for what you believe in, or the opposite side of that is either saying nothing or being a coward,” he told Joe Rogan on his popular podcast in 2024. “I’m going to continue talking about this stuff, because it’s important to me.”
