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Aaron Rodgers has loads to complain about for the time being.
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 effectively, so you’ll be able to wager that he’s particularly grumpy lately.
Yes, the long run Hall of Famer has an extended 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 Family
Episode two of the sequence finds Aaron talking out about his strained relationship with brother Jordan Rodgers, which got here to mild throughout the latter’s time on The Bachelorette.
“It wasn’t like I used to be tremendous duper shut with everyone within the household. I used to be shut with my little brother,” Aaron says on the present, which began streaming on Tuesday.
“But surely, it goes again to stuff from highschool that form of made me really feel distant. Stuff in faculty, stuff post-college.”
Aaron defined that he initially “was quiet about” his household’s points, including, “I assumed one of the best ways to do it was simply don’t speak about it publicly.”
But that privateness got here to an finish when Jordan turned a actuality star.
“And what do they do? They go on a bulls–t present and go away two empty chairs,” Aaron complained within the doc.
A Public Display of Bad 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 together with his dad and mom, and producers made the shocking resolution to go away two empty seats on the desk to symbolize Aaron and his then-girlfriend Olivia Munn.
“They all agreed this was a very good factor to do, to go away two empty chairs at a silly relationship present that my brother simply went on to get well-known — his phrases, not mine. That he ended up successful,” Aaron mentioned in Enigma.
“But a dinner that was throughout the season, I used to be by no means requested to go to. Not that I’d’ve gone.”
Jordan went on to marry JoJo in 2022. And Aaron says he continues to want his brother all the very best — even when they’re nonetheless not on talking phrases.
“People ask me, ‘Is there hope for reconciliation?’ I say, ‘Yeah in fact. Of course,’” Aaron mentioned on the Netflix present.
“I don’t need them to fail, to battle, to have any strife or points. I don’t want any sick will on them in any respect. It’s extra like this — we’re simply completely different steps on a timeline of our personal journeys.”
Hopefully, Aaron and Jordan can patch issues up quickly. In the meantime, Aaron must deal with his relationship with receivers!
