Aaron Rodgers reunites with family after years apart
Aaron Rodgers reunites with his estranged family after more than a decade apart, posting Instagram photos of a “bonding week” with parents Darla and Ed Rodgers, brother Luke, and Luke’s kids. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback has been estranged from relatives since 2014 and discussed the rift in his 2024 Netflix series.
The 42-year-old NFL star shared intimate family photos on Instagram on Monday, captioning the carousel “Another bonding week #fam,” according to Page Six.
Key Takeaways
- Aaron Rodgers posted Instagram photos after “another bonding week” with family.
- Images showed parents Darla and Ed Rodgers, brother Luke, and Luke’s children.
- Younger brother Jordan Rodgers and Rodgers’ wife Brittani were not pictured.
- Rodgers has been estranged from family members since 2014.
- He addressed the family rift in the 2024 Netflix docuseries “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma.”
What did Aaron Rodgers share about the reunion?
In the first Instagram slide, Rodgers appeared all smiles, wrapping his arms around his mom, Darla Rodgers, while standing on a driveway. Another photo showed him posing with dad Ed Rodgers in the same location.
Later slides captured the Steelers quarterback on a couch with older brother Luke Rodgers and helping assemble a child’s toy. The upload ended with Rodgers hanging out with his niece and nephew — Luke’s kids.
Who was missing from Aaron Rodgers’ family photos?
Aaron and Luke’s younger brother, Jordan Rodgers, did not appear in the pictures. Jordan is married to Season 12 “Bachelorette” lead JoJo Fletcher; the couple share a 6-month-old daughter named Romy.
Also absent was Rodgers’ mystery wife, Brittani, whose identity he has not shared since confirming their nuptials last year. A representative for Rodgers did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. The timing of the apparent reconciliation remains unclear.
Why was Aaron Rodgers estranged from his family?
Rodgers has been estranged from his loved ones since 2014. During that decade-plus stretch, he has spoken about the source of the “dysfunction,” most recently in his 2024 Netflix docuseries “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma.”
In the series, he blamed some of the tension on his parents’ devout Christian beliefs. “I felt like the love that I was modeled growing up, it’s kind of a merit-based spirituality,” he said. “If you don’t believe you deserve that love, it’s hard for you to give it, and it’s sure as hell hard for you to receive it.”
He also said he had never been “super duper close” with anyone in his family — besides Jordan, 37 — and that he became “distant” from Jordan due to “stuff from high school … stuff in college, stuff post-college.”
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