During this year's season of "The Bachelorette", it was revealed that Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn't get along with his brother Jordan, or his family. But the troubles with his parents and brother go a bit deeper than that, according to a recent feature on Bleacher Report.
In that story, Tyler Dunne reports some interesting things he's heard from a source regarding Rodgers' toxic relationship with his family.
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One source, who was close to Rodgers for years but is among the many who have since been cut off by Rodgers entirely, said the quarterback has not spoken to his family since December 2014. Don't feel too bad, J-Mike. Immediate family members don't even have his cellphone number. When Mom and Dad sent Christmas presents to the quarterback and his girlfriend that year, the source said, those gifts were mailed back in February. He was set to be the groomsman in the wedding of one of his closest friends, the source said, and texted the day before he couldn't attend.
The report also claims Rodgers didn't attend his grandfather's funeral, he fired a business manager he knew since high school and that his family isn't welcome in Green Bay. These are all pretty big personal decisions to make, but the reasoning behind the actions is still unknown.
The rumor about Rodgers ditching his friend before his wedding has been circulated for a while. Those rumors were backed up by an Instagram post by Rodgers' other brother, Luke, who posted photos at the wedding with the hashtags "Real Friends Show Up" and "Never Foget Where You Came From."
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The Packers quarterback has remained fairly quiet on the issue. He was asked about his brother Jordan during offseason practices, but said very little.
“I've always found that it's a little inappropriate to talk publicly about some family matters, so I'm just — I'm not going to speak on those things, but I wish him well in the competition,” Rodgers said in July.
Some have speculated Rodgers' relationship with his family could be affecting his play on the field, but the Packers players interviewed in the piece disagreed with that assessment.
