Questioning faith. Toxic relationships. Health beliefs. What is at the core of Aaron Rodgers’ estrangement
with his family? Keep watching to find out. The world first found out about Aaron Rodgers'
longtime estrangement from his family in a stunning fashion — an episode of "The Bachelorette." His brother, Jordan Rodgers, shared on a 2016
episode of the show that he and Aaron had a nonexistent relationship. Jordan said, "It's just the way he's chosen to do life." He also added that, unlike Aaron, he has chosen,
quote, "to stay close" with his family, including their oldest brother, Luke. With sources revealing to ET that year the
estrangement has been "painful for the family," the situation allegedly worsened during Rodgers'
2014-2017 relationship with actor Olivia Munn, per Us Weekly. Reportedly, Aaron's fam didn't trust Munn
and tried to warn him after they began dating. According to an Us insider, they thought Munn,
quote, "wasn't with him for the right reasons." Infuriating Aaron, this caused him to "[choose]
Olivia over his family." The source also emphasized that Aaron was
the one deciding his fate with his family, and, quote, "not the reverse." Given that Aaron appeared to have been snubbed
in his nephew's June birth announcement, the Rodgers family feud rages on. Meanwhile, the notoriously private 10-time
Pro Bowler has opened up about their prospects of reconciliation. Expressing "deep gratitude and love" for his
upbringing, Aaron Rodgers was surprisingly optimistic describing his family situation
on an August 3rd episode of the “Aubrey Marcus Podcast”. Heaping praise upon his dad for the sacrifices
made to give him his athletic opportunities, Aaron explained, "The fact that he was willing to take a chance
and go through the poverty that we experienced to make a better life for his kids ... My
age, he went back to chiropractic college trying to give us a better life — I have
deep, deep gratitude for that." Due to this and "lessons" learned from various
familial experiences, Rodgers shared that he doesn't see their estrangement as a, quote,
"glass half-empty" situation. Affirming that he has "no bitterness in my
heart," the multi-time NFL MVP also expressed a belief in "healing" and "the possibility
of reconciliation at some point." As Aaron himself said on the podcast, "Who knows ... when the time is going to come." If Aaron's comments about reconciliation seem
somewhat oblique, it's possibly because a very intimate matter — faith — is at the
core of his family feud. During a 2020 appearance on ex-girlfriend
Danica Patrick's "Pretty Intense" podcast, the quarterback questioned his Christianity,
which an insider described to People as, quote, "a slap in the face" to his family. The source shared at the time, "They were dismayed." Aaron Rodgers's assertion may be surprising
to some, as the athlete appears to still have a strained relationship with his brother,
Jordan Rodgers. Jordan — who found love with JoJo Fletcher
on Season 12 of "The Bachelorette" — tied the knot in May, but Aaron appeared to be
missing from the ceremony. And while the state of Aaron and Jordan's
relationship is unclear, the Green Bay Packers star was absent from photos or videos taken
at the wedding. The brothers are also not following each other
on Instagram, as of August 6th. Meanwhile, there appears to be no bad blood
between the eldest Rodgers sibling, Luke Rodgers, and Jordan. When announcing the birth of his first child
with wife Aimee Rodgers, Luke shared the news that they named their son after the reality
star. "Jack Jordan Rodgers," Aimee wrote on Instagram,
adding, "Luke picked his name out 3 years ago, Jack
means 'God is gracious' and Jordan after one of the best men we know [@jrodgers11] — Jack
is going to adore you Uncle Jordan." In 2017, Ed Rodgers — Aaron Rodgers' dad
— made a shocking claim about his relationship with his son. Ed — who works as a chiropractor in Aaron's
hometown of Chico, California — told The New York Times that he hadn't spoken to the
NFL star in two years. It was during that time, as Ed claimed, that
Aaron began dating now-ex-girlfriend Olivia Munn. When asked by the publication if he believed
his relationship with the athlete was getting better, Ed replied, "It's hard to tell sometimes." However, in a more gleaming show of support,
Ed came to Aaron's defense amid his comments about the COVID-19 vaccine in November 2021. Ed went on to explain that while he hadn't
spoken to Aaron about the matter, their relationship is, quote, "progressing."