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If being happy and fulfilled helps a personification astatine work, past Aaron Rodgers is apparently mounting nan array for a bully last NFL play because his strained narration pinch his parents seems to beryllium healing.
Rodgers and his parents person been estranged for astir a twelve years and possibly longer.
But connected Monday evening the Pittsburgh Steelers backmost posted connected Instagram caller photos of himself pinch his mother Darla Rodgers and begetter Ed Rodgers.
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And location seemed to beryllium a bully magnitude of joyousness successful nan snapshots.
Rodgers is seen successful 1 photograph pinch his limb astir his mom while she embraces him pinch some arms. Both are smiling astatine nan camera.
Rodgers and his begetter tin beryllium seen successful nan adjacent photograph opinionated side-by-side, smiling, pinch their arms astir each other's backs.
"Another bonding week," Rodgers wrote.
And past he added nan hashtag "#fam."
Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers listens to caput coach Mike McCarthy during NFL believe successful Pittsburgh connected May 20, 2026. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)
This is not nothing.
The estrangement betwixt Rodgers and his parents has been 1 of nan NFL's most-discussed family stories contempt nan truth neither nan backmost nor his parents person ever pointed to 1 captious logic for nan problem.
Most reporting is based connected observations from family members, friends, erstwhile partners, and Rodgers' ain comments complete time. All of those person sometimes been utilized to overgarment Rodgers successful a definite measurement – usually arsenic aloof aliases haughty successful articles that typically were unflattering.
Ed told nan New York Times years agone that nan family stopped communicating pinch Rodgers astir 2014.
"It's complicated," he said of nan reason.
Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers looks connected aft being sacked during nan first half of nan NFL Wild Card crippled against nan Houston Texans astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Jan. 12, 2026. (Michael Longo/For USA Today Network-PA / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The business became wide known erstwhile younger relative Jordan Rodgers appeared connected ABC's "The Bachelorette" show and said, "Me and Aaron don't really person that overmuch of a relationship."
"It's benignant of nan measurement he's chosen to do life," Jordan added.
Not good.
Rodgers, meanwhile, suggested successful a 2024 Netflix documentary that he started increasing isolated from his family good earlier 2014.
He cited his family's belief beliefs, differing worth systems, and emotion emotionally unsupported arsenic immoderate factors that contributed to nan unquestionable rift.
It should beryllium noted Rodgers has been nan astir salient progressive NFL subordinate to openly talk utilizing ayahuasca, a psychoactive Amazonian works brew traditionally utilized successful Indigenous belief ceremonies, and has besides embraced Ayurveda, nan accepted Indian strategy of medicine.
He's gone connected alleged acheronian retreats, and discussed liking successful psychedelic mushrooms.
All of that possibly explains why Rodgers, who grew up successful an evangelical Christian environment, whitethorn person rejected his family for a time.
Aaron Rodgers (8) of nan Pittsburgh Steelers looks connected looks connected during nan nationalist anthem anterior to an NFL shot crippled against nan Baltimore Ravens astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Jan. 04, 2026 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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"I started to guidelines up to nan institutions of my youth," he said successful nan Netflix documentary.
But nan past mates of weeks person shown a different broadside of Rodgers – astatine slightest based connected nan photos he's posted connected societal media.
He spent clip pinch teammates past week successful what he called a bonding week successful mentation for his last NFL season.
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And now, astatine property 42 and connected nan cusp of his 22nd NFL season, he seems to beryllium settling family business earlier what he has called nan "last rodeo."
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Rodgers study to training campy successful Latrobe, Pa., connected July 28.
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Armando Salguero is OutKick's Senior NFL Writer.
