After a virtually decade-long estrangement from his father, Aaron Rodgers shared that the 2 have taken a small first step towards reconciliation.
The New York Jets quarterback has allegedly been estranged from his mother and father, Ed and Darla, and his two brothers, Jordan and Luke, since 2014. He had not seen them since late in Inexperienced Bay’s 2014 season.
Final summer time, earlier than the 40-year-old made his debut with the Jets, Ed purchased a ticket to see his son compete within the American Century Championship movie star golf event in Lake Tahoe, based on an excerpt from the upcoming ebook Out of the Darkness: The Thriller of Aaron Rodgers, reported by the New York Put up on Thursday, August 8.
Based on the account within the ebook—written by Ian O’Connor—Aaron, unaware of the journey, noticed his father on his option to the toilet. He thought of avoiding him however in the end determined that dealing with his dad could be the most effective choice for each of them.
“I might do a whole lot of issues,” Aaron defined. “However I simply thought, ‘What’s finest on this second, and how much present might I give him?’ As a result of I do love him. I don’t have animosity towards him, even with all of the stuff that’s been mentioned and performed.”
Aaron greeted his father with, “Hello Pops,” earlier than the 2 embraced.
Ed, bowled over by his son’s direct method, defined, “It had been so lengthy since we even checked out one another. I simply form of froze.”
They exchanged “I like yous,” which Ed famous “was wonderful,” and he started to cry as his son left to complete his spherical of golf.
After the spherical, Aaron instructed his caddie and longtime buddy, Jordan Russell, “I feel that was what wanted to occur.” He echoed the sentiment later to O’Connor, saying, “That was a particular second,” and added that he believes the trail to reconciliation along with his household could be by way of his father.
The daddy and son’s yearslong fractured relationship has been linked to Aaron’s former girlfriend, Olivia Munn, whom the household believed was accountable for inflicting a wedge inside their family—a declare each Aaron and Olivia have denied. Ed instructed The New York Instances in 2017 that “fame can change issues,” whereas describing his relationship with Aaron as “difficult.”
Ed and Darla, with Aaron’s data, attended their son’s Jets debut in opposition to Buffalo on the 9/11 anniversary final 12 months and continued attending occasional Packers video games even after Aaron stopped speaking with them.