The Packers quarterback has long been one of the NFL’s best players, but since 2020, he has taken his game to a whole new level. As it turns out, there is always . . . mushroom for improvement.

Rodgers revealed last August that he has experimented with ayahuasca on more than one occasion. Ayahuasca is a psychedelic drug that’s popular with, well, people who are into psychedelic drugs. Its effects are wide-ranging, and apparently turning someone into a superhuman football player is one of them.

After using ayahuasca, Rodgers went on to win back-to-back NFL MVP awards. He says it made him a better player. (No, really.)

Rodgers has been known to seek alternative treatments in recent years — avoiding the COVID-19 vaccine, his penchant for Panchakarma cleanses — but his openness about how ayahuasca benefited him was quite new (and out of left field).

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Here’s what you need to know about the Packers passer and the passing of his spirit into the ethereal realm thanks to the substance:

Aaron Rodgers and ayahuasca, a brief timeline

Aug. 3: In a revealing and intriguing interview on “The Aubrey Marcus Podcast,” Rodgers says that it’s “no coincidence” that he had two of the best years of his career after taking ayahuasca.

Rodgers explains:

Aug. 8: Speaking with NBC Sports’ Peter King, Rodgers further details his use of ayahuasca and the “journey” that changed him on a spiritual level. He says that his initial goal in using the psychedelic was to heal himself and fix relationships. 

There’s signs and synchronicities all around us at all times if we’re awake enough to see them and to take them in and to listen to our intuition when it’s speaking to us or pounding us in the head saying, “Hey, dummy, wake up, this is what you’re supposed to be doing.”

He further explained how the drug changed him: 

Rodgers says that his main goal is to continue repairing himself mentally and fixing the damaged relationships in his life, including the one between he and his family.

Also in his interview with King, Rodgers says that he is seeking help from therapists and via meditation, saying that the use of ayahuasca has only deepened his love of football, not set his sights elsewhere.

Aug. 9: Good news for Packers fans and those gearing up for fantasy drafts: NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says that Rodgers won’t be attracting the attention of the league. McCarthy says that Rodgers’ use of the drug won’t trigger a positive result under the substance abuse or performance-enhancing drug policies, meaning Rodgers is in the clear (and with a clear mind, apparently).

What is ayahuasca?

Ayahuasca is a plant-based psychedelic that can affect a person’s emotions, sense of time, feeling and reality. 

From the Alcohol and Drug Foundation:

Ayahuasca is a liquid and is also known as huasca, yagé, Kamarampi, Huni, brew, daime, the tea and la purga.

Some side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and anxiety.

So, there you have it: Aaron Rodgers and ayahuasca, the next great pairing in Green Bay Packers history.