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Posted On: September 15th 2026, 12:14 am
Aaron Rodgers’s way into conversations is not authority. It is admission.

“I think a true big brother, a mentor, whatever it might be, is someone who can first admit that it’s okay to make mistakes — because I’ve made the same mistakes,” Rodgers said.

Aaron Rodgers does not talk about retirement merely as someone arranging a business portfolio. He talks about it as someone preparing for a different form of responsibility.

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Comments (178)
jessmitchell2626 12 days ago

jessmitchell2626

Don’t care just want him to retire & never hear from him again

jules.manley1 14 days ago

jules.manley1

He is poison with his antics and blames everyone but himself. Ruined coaches careers and his teammates worth anything are sick of him. I don’t care what they say about him. Disrespectful, arroganttwat.

maryelizabethwhite 17 days ago

maryelizabethwhite

Amazing human!!!❤️

ppooregirl 18 days ago
dj.lippiatt 19 days ago

dj.lippiatt

🥱 Rodgers is a head case

suziqsoosoo 20 days ago

suziqsoosoo

It's giving Bill Maher after lunch at Maralago. 😂

calmdragon9139 21 days ago

calmdragon9139

also, he’s a prick

nfl.droughts 21 days ago

nfl.droughts

No one cares about this… NFL fans want to see your Lombardi trophy case

grotesque_lifts 22 days ago

grotesque_lifts

He stood while millions of you cowed under govt pressure. He was right. WE were right.

7957.mike 23 days ago

7957.mike

Unfortunately, he's a complete tool.

aprilwalker2013 23 days ago

aprilwalker2013

Listen he’s never played for my team but as a lifelong football fan at 59 years old-I’ve always liked him-don’t always agree with him but he’s not scared of no one!! Says what he wants and believes-I’m definitely not voting the same as him but he’s just recently told his truth about who I thought was his guy-evidently not-he’s his own man and I have to respect that! But that’s just me-I hope he ends his football days this year the best he can-I’ll be pulling for him!!✌️🥂🏈🫣

kirstenlt 24 days ago

kirstenlt

We love @aaronrodgers12

joanketterhagen 24 days ago

joanketterhagen

Laughable

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