Aaron Rodgers has quite a bit to complain about in the meanwhile.
His New York Jets are 4-10 and sure to overlook the NFL playoffs, and his ex-girlfriend Shailene Woodley is lastly opening up about their poisonous relationship.
And Aaron’s not recognized for his sunny disposition even when issues are going nicely, so you’ll be able to guess that he’s particularly grumpy nowadays.
Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets seems on previous to enjoying the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photograph by Nick Cammett/Getty Photographs)
Sure, the longer term Corridor of Famer has a protracted historical past of sullenness, and he opens up about a few of his previous issues in a brand new Netflix docuseries entitled Aaron Rodgers: Enigma.
Aaron Rodgers Speaks Out on Falling Out With Household
Episode two of the sequence finds Aaron talking out about his strained relationship with brother Jordan Rodgers, which got here to gentle in the course of the latter’s time on The Bachelorette.
“It wasn’t like I was super duper close with everybody in the family. I was close with my little brother,” Aaron says on the present, which began streaming on Tuesday.
Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets talks to reporters after coaching camp at Atlantic Well being Jets Coaching Middle on July 26, 2023 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photograph by Wealthy Schultz/Getty Photographs)
“But in actuality, it goes back to stuff from high school that kind of made me feel distant. Stuff in college, stuff post-college.”
Aaron defined that he initially “was quiet about” his household’s points, including, “I thought the best way to do it was just don’t talk about it publicly.”
However that privateness got here to an finish when Jordan turned a actuality star.
“And what do they do? They go on a bulls–t show and leave two empty chairs,” Aaron complained within the doc.
Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets seems on from the sideline previous to the sport in opposition to the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photograph by Wealthy Schultz/Getty Photographs)
A Public Show of Unhealthy Blood
The state of affairs got here to a head when JoJo Fletcher visited the Rodgers household throughout her hometown spherical.
She and Jordan ate dinner along with his dad and mom, and producers made the stunning resolution to go away two empty seats on the desk to signify Aaron and his then-girlfriend Olivia Munn.
“They all agreed this was a good thing to do, to leave two empty chairs at a stupid dating show that my brother just went on to get famous — his words, not mine. That he ended up winning,” Aaron mentioned in Enigma.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers poses with a jersey throughout an introductory press convention at Atlantic Well being Jets Coaching Middle on April 26, 2023 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photograph by Elsa/Getty Photographs)
“But a dinner that was during the season, I was never asked to go to. Not that I would’ve gone.”
Jordan went on to marry JoJo in 2022. And Aaron says he continues to want his brother all one of the best — even when they’re nonetheless not on talking phrases.
“People ask me, ‘Is there hope for reconciliation?’ I say, ‘Yeah of course. Of course,’” Aaron mentioned on the Netflix present.
“I don’t want them to fail, to struggle, to have any strife or issues. I don’t wish any ill will on them at all. It’s more like this — we’re just different steps on a timeline of our own journeys.”
Hopefully, Aaron and Jordan can patch issues up quickly. Within the meantime, Aaron must concentrate on his relationship with receivers!
