
Aaron Rodgers surprised earlier this summer, when he shared public photos of a reconciliation with his family.
The veteran NFL quarterback had some quality time with his parents and at least one of his siblings during a recent trip to Nashville, Tennessee. Aaron Rodgers has famously had a bit of a feud with his family, going back years. But things have reconciled now, at least in some form or fashion.
Rodgers opened up during a Saturday appearance on NFL Network with Kyle Brandt.
“There’s been a lot of conversation about it outside of my own conversation for so many years,” Rodgers told Kyle Brandt. “You know, a big part of it was getting married and having those conversations with my wife that allowed me to kind of open up to the possibility of coming together. It’s been a couple-year process now, the conversations with them, but, you know, I’ve been very, very closed off about that part of my life, and I want to keep it that way. But there’s been a narrative that’s gone on for too long, that I wanted to kind of shut down.
“And it’s been really beautiful to reconnect with them. All of them. And I got to spend a week, a long weekend recently. Those pictures are from in Nashville. My parents, my brother, and his sweet wife, and their incredible two kids. I got to be an uncle. It’s just really — it’s really special. So a lot of my life has been full circle I think the last year. And that was part of it. I knew it was part of it. And I’m happy to be reunited, and that part of my life is a really beautiful addition, and I’ve got to give my wife a lot of credit for — not that she was pushing me, because she never was, but just the way that she loves and supports me, having her by my side during this process has been really special. And I missed those relationships. And there was reasons for it that don’t need to be talked about, but I’m thankful that that’s come all the way back around.”
Rodgers appeared to leave one family member out of his reconciliation announcement, though: his brother Jordan.
The NFL quarterback took issue with his ESPN college football analyst brother sharing some family drama on ABC's "The Bachelorette." Jordan Rodgers ended up marrying JoJo Fletcher from the show.
Aaron Rodgers took particular issue with one scene, where an empty chair appeared, that was clearly meant for him. Jordan Rodgers, meanwhile, has called out his brother for the family rift.
In his reconciliation announcement, Aaron Rodgers only mentioned one brother. It's fair to assume that the brother is Luke, not Jordan. Luke Rodgers has two children, as Rodgers mentioned, while Jordan just has one.
It's unclear what exactly is the nature of the relationship between Aaron and Jordan, but perhaps there are still some fences that need to be mended.
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