Overview
- Rodgers told reporters Friday that his 'next chapter' is fatherhood and that he and his wife are not expecting yet.
- He said he ran the decision to return for a 22nd, self-described final season by his wife before committing to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers this year.
- Rodgers credited Brittani with helping him reconcile a long estrangement from family, saying marriage opened the door to rebuilding those relationships.
- He has signaled he will largely retreat from the public eye after retirement and league sources say he does not intend to pursue a television career.
- Rodgers has deliberately shielded Brittani from public view, a privacy stance that highlights the tension between a star athlete’s wish for family anonymity and intense media scrutiny as he attempts a final season that could define his legacy.