NFL superstar Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura are on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s short list to run alongside him on his independent presidential ticket.

Both candidates began their careers as celebrities, with Rodgers serving as quarterback for the New York Jets and Ventura having started as a professional wrestler and actor before being elected as governor of Minnesota as a member of the Reform Party. There are other names that Kennedy is considering as well, a Kennedy campaign spokeswoman told the Washington Examiner.

Kennedy told the New York Times that he had been speaking “pretty continuously” with Rodgers over the past month and with Ventura since the former wrestler introduced him at a campaign event last month in Arizona.

Kennedy has also reportedly spoken with former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and entrepreneur Andrew Yang. All three of them previously unsuccessfully ran for president, and all three of them turned him down, according to the outlet.

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Rodgers has been increasingly outspoken on political matters since the COVID-19 pandemic when he made headlines for his refusal to get vaccinated against the disease. His skepticism was shared by Kennedy. Rodgers also spoke at length about political matters in a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast.

Ventura is known for his promotion of conspiracy theories, particularly regarding the assassination of Kennedy’s uncle, John F. Kennedy, and 9/11. He hosted a television show about conspiracy theories on TruTV, Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, from 2009 to 2012.