Aaron and Jordan Rodgers seem to be making up for the years lost due to family estrangement. The Steelers' star shared a rare family moment with his 'little bro' in a heartfelt post.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleAaron Rodgers and Jordan Rodgers are no longer on estranged terms. Months after reports of family reconciliation, the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback, 42, posed for a rare photo with Jordan, 38, as he shared how 'proud' he feels to see his brother excel in his field.
Aaron Rodgers was estranged from his family for roughly 10 to 12 years, and it was only in September 2026 that he ended the rift and reunited with his parents. And now, the quarterback shared a heartfelt post for his little brother.
On Friday, November 13, 2026, the quarterback posted a photo with Jordan on Instagram after they met at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. Jordan was there working as an ESPN college football analyst for Florida State's game against Pitt. Aaron looked happy to be spending time with his younger brother and made no secret of how proud he was of him. He wrote:
"Great to see little bro @jrodgers11 in his element tonight @acrisurestadium. Really proud of how hard he's worked to get to where he is now."
The post may look like a simple family shout-out, but it carries extra meaning given the Rodgers family's long and very public history of strained relationships.
The brothers' rift first became public in 2016, when Jordan appeared on JoJo Fletcher's season of The Bachelorette. During the show, he revealed that Aaron would not be joining the family for his hometown visit because they were not close. The quarterback later criticized Jordan for discussing their family issues on television, calling it "a little inappropriate" to speak publicly about a private family matter.
Their distance continued for years. In 2017, their father, Ed Rodgers, told The New York Times that Aaron had not spoken to the family since the end of 2014. Aaron also missed Jordan and Fletcher's 2022 wedding in Mexico. Even after the family's reunion, Jordan and JoJo's absence from the Steelers' game raised eyebrows, with fans wondering whether the brothers' rift hasn't ended.
However, a source later told Page Six that the couple lives in Puerto Rico and reportedly loves their life there, so they do not travel often. Jordan happened to be "really busy" with work, and "everything between him and his family was good."
The exact reason behind Aaron's estrangement from his family has not been discussed in public, though rumors claimed that it had something to do with the QB's ex, Olivia Munn. After their breakup, Munn had explained that it was a family matter, so it was not her story to tell.
Earlier, a source told PEOPLE that the feud stemmed from sibling rivalry in Aaron's family. It was reportedly between the NFL star and his siblings, and their parents got squeezed in the middle of it. The insider alleged that Aaron and Luke had always been competitive. As they got older, the stakes got higher.
Jordan told outlets that he and no one in the family knew anything about Aaron's secret wedding in 2025 until reports confirmed it. But in 2026, things started to change. Before meeting Jordan, Aaron slowly began to reestablish ties with his parents, Ed and Darla, and his older brother, Luke.
Speaking on teammate Cam Heyward's Not Just Football podcast in September 2026, Aaron revealed that the conversations had not always been easy. The star QB explained that he had deliberately kept the reconciliation away from the media because he did not want to turn a private family matter into a public spectacle.
Aaron credited his wife, Brittani, with helping him reach a point where he was ready to make amends and reunite with his family. He said she played a major role in encouraging him to have those tough conversations.
The Instagram reunion is not the only recent sign of a thaw in the relationship. Jordan also publicly backed Aaron during an appearance on ESPN's First Take on November 4, 2026. When asked which AFC quarterback he would trust most in the playoffs, Jordan picked his older brother, offering a positive nod to the Steelers star.
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