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#Aaron Rodgers helps save popular Greenwich Village Packer bar

#Aaron Rodgers helps save popular Greenwich Village Packer bar

A Green Bay Packers bar in New York City struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic received a Hail Mary pass — from Aaron Rodgers.

The star quarterback gave Kettle of Fish in Greenwich Village a boost by sharing the watering hole’s GoFundMe link last week.

“We were absolutely thrilled,” owner Patrick Daley, 65, told The Post Monday about Rodgers’ help.

Built in 1950, the bar has a reputation as having been a literary hangout for the likes of Bob Dylan, Norman Mailer and Jack Kerouac.

After Daley, a former employee, bought the joint from the previous owners, it gradually transformed into the go-to spot for Packers fans looking for a taste of home.

“It’s a full-fledged Packers bar on Christopher Street,” said Daley, who is originally from Wisconsin, and has lived in the Big Apple since the 1980s.

Rodgers even visited the pub last April, on the first day of the NFL draft, during a brief trip to New York.

“He was just gonna stop at the kettle for 10 minutes” on his way to Teterboro Airport, Daley recalled.

Kettle of Fish on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village.
Kettle of Fish on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village.Paul Martinka

Instead, “he stayed for 45 minutes and cancelled his flight.”

“We had a ball,” Daley added. “He’s really a cool guy. He was modest, self-assured, great sense of humor.”

The Kettle was forced to close up shop in mid-March due to the virus, and though it now serves drinks to go, it was unable to open for outdoor seating since there’s no parking outside, the owner said.

As the effects of the pandemic continued, Daley said he caved to regulars who had been begging him to start a fundraiser for the bar.

On Thursday, Rodgers shared a photo of himself at The Kettle from last year’s visit, along with the link to the GoFundMe and #savethekettle.

“It definitely gave us a really good push,” including by prompting outlets in Green Bay to cover the bar’s struggle, said Daley.

The bar had raised $58,000 of its $100,000 goal by Monday night.

“We’re just striving to stay alive,” Daley said.

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