Aaron Rodgers recently announced that he won’t be sharing any more family updates after mending fences with his family following a lengthy period of estrangement.
Last month, the star quarterback for the NFL turned heads when he shared photos on Instagram featuring moments spent with his parents, Ed and Darla, along with his older brother, Luke. However, Rodgers clarified in a conversation with USA Today Sports, published Wednesday, that this was a unique occurrence.
“There’s been a lot of talk circulating,” Rodgers noted, alluding to the much-discussed rift within his family over the years. “Many details shared haven’t been accurate, and I believe personal matters should remain personal and private.”
He further explained, “Posting something once felt like completing a circle, a way to close this chapter. But that’s it; there won’t be another post, to finally put an end to that narrative.”
The 42-year-old attributed the reconciliation with his family largely to his wife, Brittani, who values her privacy. He shared this insight while speaking with NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt over the weekend.
“I’m happy to be reunited and that part of my life is a really beautiful addition, and I gotta give my wife a lot of credit for — not that she was pushing me because she never was — but just the way she loves and supports me, having her by my side throughout this process has been really special and I miss those relationships,” he reflected.
“It’s been really beautiful to reconnect with them — all of them,” he also shared. “I got to spend a long weekend recently with my parents … my brother and his sweet wife and their incredible two kids. I got to be an uncle.”
Noticeably missing from the reunion was Aaron’s younger brother, “Bachelorette” alum Jordan Rodgers. The Super Bowl winner hinted that he perhaps has still not made amends with Jordan in an interview with the Athletic published Monday.
Aaron explained that he managed to keep the details of their feud under wraps, while other unnamed family members publicly aired out their dirty laundry.
“I’ve been really staunch, going back to when there was a schism, that I feel like that stuff should be off limits,” the Pittsburgh Steelers star said.
“Now, not everybody in the family adhered to the same thing,” he continued. “But there are different things, situations, experiences, and people that actually change your life.”
In 2016, Jordan, 37, spoke about his family’s estrangement from Aaron on Season 12 of “The Bachelorette,” when he said on-camera that the professional athlete had removed himself from their family.
“Me and Aaron don’t really have that much of a relationship,” he shared at the time. “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.”