The Weird TRUTH About Aaron Rodgers Family!

so how does the arguably most talented player to ever throw a ball in the NFL go from citing his family as the reason for his early success to breaking off contact with them entirely on his own private island in Green Bay how has Aaron Rodgers navigated relationships with other A-list celebrities all those answers and more are next I'm Jesse with NFL dive and this is the story of Aaron Rodgers family the son of Edward Wesley Rogers and Darla Lee Aaron Charles Rogers grew up in poor conditions before his father found a stable career as a chiropractor the Rogers family moved around the West Coast going from Chico California to Ukiah California and finally to Beaverton Oregon where Rogers attended Vose Elementary School and Whitford middle school and played baseball thankfully he was introduced to high school football when his family moved back to Chico where Aaron attended Pleasant Valley high school and played quarterback of course graduating in Spring of 2002. thank you we all know that Aaron is one of the most gifted quarterbacks in all of football and his father loved football too but he wasn't a quarterback he actually played offensive lineman so Aaron Rodger's father was a gifted athlete himself like we just said he played football as an offensive lineman for the Chico State Wildcats from 1973 to 1976. he didn't go professional though mainly because he says he didn't really care about the game and he was too focused on partying drinking and drugs and they distracted him from reaching his full potential one day at the end of his career Chico State assistant coach Pete reilman pulled Edward Rogers aside and told him something he remembers to this day something that haunts him quote he told me I could have been the best offensive lineman in Chico history if I would have worked at it and I just didn't work at it in the off season Edward Rogers said he passed on his wisdom to his sons Luke Aaron and Jordan Aaron took his father's advice to Heart saying quote growing up my dad told us that drinking in college kind of prevented him from becoming the player he wanted to be that kind of scared me into not doing any of that stuff I had a great upbringing with two awesome parents Aaron Rodgers said he would also State quote I was raised in the church and understood right from wrong right away I think just watching my friends and seeing the stuff they were dealing with and the problems they got into made me not want to do it end quote foreign somewhere along the road though things went awry Aaron Rodgers has been estranged from his family since 2016. barely making contact with them for undisclosed reasons his brother Jordan admitted he quote didn't really have that much of a relationship with the quarterback quote it's just kind of the way he's chosen to do life and I've chosen to stay close with my family and my parents and my brother yeah it's not ideal and I love him and I can't imagine what it's like to be in his shoes and have the pressure he has the demands from people that he has don't have hard feelings against him it's just how things go right now end quote this news is shocking considering how close were the Rogers Brothers Luke and Jordan are Luke said that it pained him not to have a close Dynamic with Aaron quote I trust that God brings things full circle and that everything would just get back to us being a family end quote indeed it is speculated that Aaron's distance from the rest of the Rogers Christian faith may have something to do with their estrangement in January of 2020 Aaron said he had trouble relating with the religious community during his childhood this comment by the 38 year old quarterback did not sit well with the entire family they were dismayed a source close to the family said the family is very dedicated to their Christian faith to them his comments are basically a slap in the face to the fundamentals of who they are it's basically him turning his back on everything they have taught him end quote it's not that Aaron isn't religious he just is not one to be extremely outward in his faith this belief is exemplified in his practice of not thanking God for his on-field achievements for him his faith centers on leading by example and he has explicitly stated that he doesn't believe God cares about who wins in sports in a response the Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson thanking God for helping him and his team beat Rogers Green Bay Packers in the 2014 NFC Championship Game this type of comment May rub other Christians the wrong way such as Russell Wilson or his family members or maybe even his brother let's get into his brother right now Jordan Rogers has a life outside of just being Aaron Rodgers little brother of course also a talented athlete in his own right he followed an errand split steps by becoming the starting quarterback in high school and then playing at Butte College transferring to Vanderbilt after two years he then bounced around the NFL as an undrafted free agent but never found much success he then became an athlete turned reality star eventually winning season 12 of The Bachelorette marrying the star Joelle JoJo Fletcher cementing his place in reality TV he then went on to host shows engaged with Jojo and Jordan Cash Pad and the Big D he now works for ESPN as a college football analyst the oldest Rogers sibling Luke Rogers had less success on the field but was married and welcomed a newborn baby with Aaron Rodgers notably not attending the wedding or commenting on this new status as an uncle outside of his immediate family Rogers has had some high-profile personal relationships let's dive into his laundry list of girlfriends in 2011 there were fleeting rumors linking Rogers to actress Jessica zor although they eventually parted ways the gossip Mill went into overdrive in 2014 when the rumored couple was spotted together on multiple occasions including playing a round of bowling with Taylor Swift at an after party despite not making any formal Public Announcement it does seem that the two of them amicably called it quits Rogers and actress Olivia Munn started dating in 2014 reportedly after meeting at the ACM Awards where they presented the award for song of the year mon initially didn't recognize Rogers and when he revealed that he was an athlete she assumed he was a college football player Munn later confessed that she was drawn to Rogers primarily because of his good looks stating that she didn't really care what he did several months later photos of the couple showing PDA on the set of months show The Newsroom surfaced prompting Rogers to confirm their relationship during an ESPN interview the quarterback expressed his contentment stating he was real happy in the relationship and that he had learned to embrace the attention that came with it reflecting on his growth over the past few years Rogers remarked quote the last couple years I've learned a lot about perspective and what's important you cannot hide from the spotlight you have to learn to embrace it end quote in June of 2014 the couple made their first public appearance at a film screening and by the end of the year they had become quite serious according to mun the key to their successful relationship was making concessions amid their busy schedules up sacrifice she was willing to make speaking to e-news mon explained quote there's a lot of traveling a lot of driving and then you're just really happy with the decisions that you make you kind of figure it out as you go end quote during that time mon also encouraged Rogers to make amends with his estranged family who he hadn't spoken to for months before this couple started dating Munn later said that she persuaded Rogers to call his parents and the family temporarily mended their relationship quote before he and I started dating he hadn't spoken to the parents and one brother for like eight months before we started dating she shared during a 2018 appearance on Andy Cohen live she continued quote they had a really nice conversation then they started coming out my first year when I was in Green Bay in 2014. I just think it's really important to try to mend things in a family and I encouraged that end quote things were going really smooth for the couple over the next few months with mun gushing about her boyfriend and how he had inspired her to be a healthier person and be more committed to an active lifestyle quote Aaron is different than every other man I've ever met there's so much I could say everything a good person can be he is he's in such great shape and especially lately he's been eating so well and working out having somebody in your life like that is so motivating she shared meanwhile Rogers praised mun for being a huge encourager and huge supporter and even putting some of her own your goals on hold to encourage him to achieve his own he also shared that mun had helped him become more comfortable with his celebrity and the fame that comes from being one of the top players by 2016 the couple had become the subject of Engagement rumors although man was quick to shut things down the rumors didn't stop there though because a year later the couple were reported to be engaged once again after mon was spotted wearing a ruby on her left hand just a few months later however the couple broke up after three years together shortly after the split Rogers opened up about the relationship explaining that sharing their romance with the public had been tough quote when you were living out a relationship in the public eye it's definitely it's difficult it has some extra constraints because you have other opinions about your relationship how it affects your work and you know just some inappropriate connections he shared thank you Rogers was linked to race car driver Danica Patrick in 2018 but the two had known each other for years prior Patrick revealed that they had kept in touch through email and even had cute nicknames for each other quote we referred to each other as Chicago and Green Bay it was very cute Patrick shared on Jenny McCarthy's Sirius XM Radio Show in January of that year Patrick confirmed that they were indeed dating and joked that she would still cheer for her beloved Chicago Bears despite Rogers playing for the Packers they made their red carpet debut as a couple in July at the ESPYs Rogers opened up about their relationship in October revealing that he felt comfortable sharing posts about their lives on social media quote we're just two people who enjoy being around each other and love each other we're really into each other we're really attracted to each other she's a good travel partner because she's so laid back and low maintenance and she's a hell of a cook so we love just staying into he said the couple continued to document their relationship on social media yeah with Patrick posting a heartfelt tribute to Rogers on his birthday calling him her best friend and favorite person in the world by the end of 2019 the couple proved that things were serious between them when they purchased a home together in Malibu California while the couple were comfortable moving in together Patrick said she wasn't expecting an engagement to happen immediately and was enjoying taking things daily quote you can't be attached to something going a certain way because if you really want something to happen there's that equal energy of being afraid that it's not going to happen so you just have to let it go and be like well am I having fun today yep then Life's good she said while Patrick and Roger spent the first few months of 2020 in their new beach side Abode their relationship sadly didn't last much longer the couple split in July after a little over two years together although they didn't specify what led to their breakup almost a year after their split Patrick looked back on the couple's relationship sharing that she had been broken-hearted after they went their separate ways but while she was emotional Patrick said that it opened her to many moments of Joy quo I think we learned the most about ourselves through relationships but there's nothing like heartbreak to really throw you in the deep end of that but I've learned a lot and as broken open as I was on the sad end I have felt so much joy in so many more instances and so many more unlikely places than I ever have so it's like my heart got broken open to both ends of the spectrum she said meanwhile Rogers shared his own thoughts about the relationship stating that it had been a great relationship for him where he learned a lot about mindfulness quote I was dating Danica and that relationship was great for me because she is on her own journey and spirituality is important to her we both were finding our way learning about different things and practicing meditation techniques he said in early 2021 rumors surfaced that Rogers was dating actress Shailene Woodley then Rogers dropped a bombshell while accepting the award for the 2020 NFL MVP that he and Woodley were indeed engaged over the next few months the couple was spotted out and about on several occasions including a vacation in Mexico an outing in Arkansas and a trip to attend the Kentucky Derby the pair even visited Hawaii with actor Miles Teller and his wife Keeley shortly after their Hawaiian vacation Woodley got serious about her feelings for Rogers sharing that she believed they were meant to be together and revealing they moved in together quickly despite things seemingly going well for the couple they officially split in April Woodley felt the relationship was on Aaron's terms and it wasn't making her happy while they never officially confirmed their breakup Woodley shared an emotional post about loss not long after the most recent partner linked to rozers is Mallory Edens a model and the daughter of one of Milwaukee Bucks primary owners Wes Edens both Wisconsin royalty this pairing seems natural and just one month before sharing their updated relationship status in January 2023. the pair were seen at a Bucks versus Lakers game celebrating Roger's birthday in years prior the two had been spotted attending bucks games together and with the Hall of Fame bound quarterback traded to the New York Jets we will see where he and Edens end up as a couple so no doubt Aaron Rodgers has had a lot of turbulent relationships over the years with a variety of different people and I wonder if that's just gonna get worse Green Bay has like the small town kind of chill environment and now he's going to the city that never sleeps uh only time will tell well hey if you enjoyed the video though click this video recommended for you showing right now