Rodgers’ potential retirement has been widely discussed, and more details emerged this week about what his life could look like beyond football.Starting a family appears to be among the 42-year-old quarterback’s priorities whenever he does decide to step away from the game.Rodgers told SiriusXM that he hopes he and his wife will be in the midst of doing so by this time next year.STEELERS LEGEND JEROME BETTIS SAYS THERE'S 'EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR' AS AARON RODGERS RETURNS FOR FINAL SEASONPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers stands during the national anthem before an NFL game against the Baltimore Ravens at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Jan.
4, 2026.(Michael Owens/Getty Images)"I'm hopefully going to be supporting my pregnant wife because we're going to start a family and I am not going to be making a lot of appearances or statements," Rodgers told SiriusXM's "Mad Dog Radio.""And I’m looking forward to a life of quiet after 22 years in the pros and three in college and getting my body healed up and working on a family.
That’s what I’m looking forward to."The conversation then turned to whether Rodgers was simply looking ahead or hinting at something more immediate."I’m talking about I’m hoping that I have a pregnant wife by next [year] this time," Rodgers said.Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium.
(Morgan Tencza/Imagn Images)After a period of distance from some relatives, Rodgers acknowledged that reconnecting with them had influenced his hopes of starting a family.Rodgers added that he's enjoyed spending time with his brother’s children.AARON RODGERS CREDITS WIFE FOR FAMILY REUNION AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE OF ESTRANGEMENT"I'm definitely excited about it," Rodgers said.
"I mean, being back in my family's lives, I'm having a lot of fun being Uncle Aaron.I have a few godkids that I'm involved with, but being Uncle Aaron to my brother's kids h...