Aaron Rodgers says immediate retirement plan is to start a family
Aaron Rodgers says immediate retirement plan is to start a family
Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal SentinelSat, September 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM UTC
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By this time next year, Aaron Rodgers is planning to be retired. And now, he said he's hoping to be starting a family with his wife, Brittani.
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and former Green Bay Packers star was asked by Adam Schein, a Mad Dog Sports Radio host, about his immediate retirement plans in a clip posted to Mad Dog Sports Radio's X account Sept. 4.
"I'm hopefully going to be supporting my pregnant wife, because we're going to start a family," Rodgers replied. "I am not going to be making a lot of appearances or statements, 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."
When Schein asked Rodgers if he put in some time and thought into starting a family, Rodgers said, "I'm definitely excited about it. Being back in my family's lives, I'm having a lot of fun being Uncle Aaron. I mean, 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. The more I'm around them, the more I get excited and so does the wife about having some of our own.
"So, yeah, I'm excited for that. I can't wait for that next chapter of life and all that entails and sleepless nights and crying babies and changing diapers and all those things. I'm looking forward to all of it."
Rodgers later clarified that he was speaking about his hopes for next year, not announcing a current pregnancy.
"I'm talking about I'm hoping to have a pregnant wife by next year this time, yes," he said.
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Mad Dog Sports Radio said the full interview with Rodgers can be heard at 8:20 a.m. CT Tuesday, Sept. 8 on "Schein on Sports," on Sirius XM Channel 82.
Rodgers said he has been married to a woman named Brittani since spring 2025.
He told "The Pat McAfee Show" in December 2024 that he had a new girlfriend. Questions about his marital status picked up when he was seen wearing a wedding band at the Kentucky Derby in May 2025. He revealed the following month at Steelers minicamp that he married Brittani.
Rodgers has kept details about his wife private, saying she doesn't want to be in the public eye. He said earlier this year that he had to move from his Malibu, California, beach house after paparazzi stalked him in trying to get a photo of the two.
Christopher Kuhagen of the Journal Sentinel contributed to this story.
Contact Alec Johnson at 262-875-9469 or alec.johnson@jrn.com. Follow him on X at @AlecJohnson12.
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