Aaron Rodgers gives mystery wife a lot of credit for beautiful family reunion

The Rodgers family reunion has partially come down to the quarterback’s mystery wife.In an interview with NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt on Saturday, Aaron Rodgers shared more behind his decision to reunite with his near-decade estranged family and found it “special” to have wife Brittani through it all.

“I’m happy to be reunited and that part of my life is a really beautiful addition and I got to give my wife a lot of credit — not that she was pushing me, because she never was, but just the way that she loves and supports me,” Rodgers said.“Having her by my side during this process has been really special, and I miss those relationships.

And there’s reasons for it that don’t need to be talked about but I’m thankful that that’s come all the way back around.”Last month, the Steelers quarterback shared photos on Instagram from a “bonding week” with his family, featuring his mother Darla, father Ed, brother Luke, niece Evie and nephew Jack.“I have been very closed off about that part of my life and I want to keep it that way, but there’s been a narrative that has gone on for too long that I wanted to kind of shut down,” Rodgers said.“And it’s been really beautiful to reconnect with them — all of them.”The reunion has been in the works over the last few years.In 2023, the four-time MVP made contact with Ed for the first time in nearly nine years at the Lake Tahoe celebrity golf tournament.This year in April, Rodgers invited his parents to his Pleasant Valley High School Hall of Fame induction where he thanked them for their support.“And I got to spend a long weekend recently — [where] those [social media] pictures are from — in Nashville with my parents and his brother and his sweet wife and their incredible two kids,” Rodgers added.

“So I got to be an uncle, so it’s really special.”Rodgers, who is entering into his 22nd and final NFL season, said getting married opened up his mind to reconnecting with his family...