NFL superstar Aaron Rodgers posts heartfelt photos with his family. A major step forward after a decade of discord.
After the Steelers quarterback spent time with his teammates earlier this month to strengthen team cohesion, he has now also rebuilt a closer bond with his family.
For a decade, the 42-year-old had been estranged from his parents, Ed and Darla, as well as his brothers, Luke and Jordan. Now he has posted a series of photos on Instagram with his family, whom he had long believed to be lost.
The photos show Rodgers in a warm embrace with his mom, his dad, his brother Luke, his niece, and his nephew. Only his brother Jordan is missing from the photos.
The quarterback described it as a “Bonding Week”—a week to grow closer. His hashtag for it: “Family.” His brother Luke has already commented on the photos with two red hearts.
Rodgers: Falling-out with family began in 2016
In March, Rodgers spoke on the “Pat McAfee Show” about the years-long feud with his family. “If you look at the history with my family, it’s been one-sided for years,” he said at the time.
“They spread snide remarks and told nonsense in the media. I never said anything about it until it got to the point where I thought to myself, ‘Okay, enough is enough.’”
The estrangement began in 2016 when his brother Jordan appeared on the U.S. show “The Bachelorette.”
Eight years later, the four-time NFL MVP spoke about the rift in the Netflix documentary series “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma” and cited his parents’ strict religious beliefs as the problem.
Rodgers had issues with his parents
“I grew up in a very white, dogmatic church, and that just didn’t really do me any good. The structure was very rigid. I’m not a rigid person,” said the 42-year-old.
“Shame, guilt, judgment. It was like, ‘We have the truth. Either the way we say it, or not at all. Our path leads to heaven; your path leads to hell,’” Rodgers explained.
He continued: “Even in conversations with my parents, everything was very black and white. Someone always had to be wrong [and] someone right. In high school, I slowly began to distance myself from that.”
Now, a decade of conflict and estrangement seems to be slowly but surely becoming a thing of the past.




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