In a 2017 interview with the New York Times, Ed Rodgers, the brothers’ father, described a Bleacher Report article saying the family rift began in 2014 as accurate. According to the Bleacher Report, Aaron Rodgers had not spoken to his brothers or parents since 2014.

Aaron Rodgers's estrangement from his family was brought to the nation's attention in 2016 when his brother Jordan Rodgers was on ABC's The Bachelorette. During Jordan's "hometown" date with lead JoJo Fletcher—whom he ended up proposing to on the show and married in 2022—the family,

In light of Aaron Rodgers comments about The Bachelorette on his new Netflix docuseries, allow Us to present a quick Bachelor Nation history lesson (or refresh). The year was 2016, and JoJo Fletcher was handing out roses after Ben Higgins broke her heart by picking Lauren Bushnell despite telling both of his final two that