Next Sunday will mark the beginning of what could be Aaron Rodgers’ final NFL season. The four-time league MVP signed a one-year contract during the offseason to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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.
“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.
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 has been a lot of fun.”
“And the more I’m around them, the more I get excited, and so does the wife, about having some of our own,” he continued. “So, I’m excited for that. I can’t wait for that next chapter of life and all that that entails, and sleepless nights and crying babies and changing diapers and all those things, I’m looking forward to all of it.”
Since announcing his marriage, Rodgers has kept his wife’s personal life out of the spotlight. The NFL star has described his spouse as a “private person.”
