Aaron Rodgers Biography

Aaron Charles Rodgers was born on 2 December 1983, in Chico, California, United States. His father Edward Wesley Rodgers is a chiropractor, and his mother’s name is Darla Leigh. He is of English, Irish, and German ancestry. He is the second of three sons.

From an early age, he drew inspiration from his father, who played for the ‘Chico State Wildcats’ for three years. Rodgers was a fast learner and by the time he was five, he could throw football through a hanging tire.

Rodgers attended several schools, such as ‘Vose Elementary High School’ and ‘Pleasant Valley High School.’ As a talented player, he set various school records.

After completing his high school graduation, he attended ‘Butte Community College,’ located in Northern California. Later, he received an athletic scholarship from the ‘University of California.’ There, he played for the ‘California Golden Bears’ for a year.

He played well for the team, and led it to several victories. In the ‘Insight Bowl,’ he was named ‘Most Valuable Player.’ He set a school record for consecutive completed passes with 26 touchdowns. He also tied an NCAA record for 23 consecutive passes completed in a game.

In the 2005 NFL Draft, Aaron Rodgers was selected by the ‘Green Bay Packers,’ based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He had a great desire to be picked by the ‘San Francisco 49ers,’ but the team picked Alex Smith instead of him.

In August 2005, he agreed to a five-year deal worth $7.7 million with the ‘Packers.’ Despite his brilliant skills, very little of him was seen in his rookie season.

After the retirement of Brett Favre in 2008, Rodgers became the starting quarterback for the 2008 season. With more than 4000 passing yards and 28 touchdowns in his first season, Rodgers proved to be one of the best quarterbacks in the league.

His performance in the 2009 season was equally brilliant; he threw 988 yards, and completed 74.5 percent of his passes as well. He was named ‘NFL Offensive Player of the Month’ for October 2009.

In 2010, he was named the ‘FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year’ due to his excellent performance during the season. Along with setting numerous NFL records in both 2010 and 2011, he successfully led his team to victory in the 2011 ‘Super Bowl.’

Over the next few years of his career, he maintained his place among the top performers in NFL seasons.

He helped his team ‘Packers’ to a ‘NFL North Title’ in 2016. He finished the season with 401 completions and 610 attempts, 65.7% completion percentage, 40 touchdown passes, seven interceptions, passer rating of 104.2, and 369 rushing yards, along with four rushing touchdowns. He was also ranked as the sixth best player in the ‘NFL Top 100 Players’ of 2016.

In 2017, during the sixth week against ‘Minnesota Vikings,’ he was taken off the field as he fractured his right collarbone. On October 19, he underwent surgery and 13 screws were inserted to stabilize his collarbone.

Rodgers returned during the 15th week against the ‘Panthers,’ where he finished with 290 passing yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions.

Rodgers signed a four-year extension deal worth $134 million, including a $57.5 million signing bonus with the ‘Packers’ on August 29, 2018.

The following year, Rodgers finished the 2019 season with 4,002 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns, and four interceptions.

Aaron Rodgers has been honored with several awards, such as the ‘NFC Offensive Player of the Year’ award (twice, in 2011 and 2014), and the ‘FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year’ award (twice, in 2010 and 2014).

Some of his achievements are ‘best touchdown to interception ratio in the history of NFL’ (4.13), ‘first player in the history of NFL to pass for over 4000 yards in each of the first two seasons as starting quarterback,’ and ‘most consecutive games with at least three touchdown passes and no interceptions’ (4).

Aaron Rodgers dated actress and model Olivia Munn from 2014 to 2017.

In 2018, Rodgers started dating former race-car driver Danica Patrick.

He has two brothers, one of whom played as a quarterback for ‘Vanderbilt University.’ He also played for ‘Jacksonville Jaguars’ and ‘Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ for a short while.

In April 2018, it was announced that Rodgers is a limited partner in the ‘Milwaukee Bucks’ ownership group, making him the first active NFL player with an ownership stake in an NBA franchise.

He currently lives in Suamico, Wisconsin. He is a Christian and has said that he tries to follow the example set by Jesus Christ.