"I by no means wished to be divisive on this entire factor," the star quarterback stated about his COVID-19 vaccination standing.
Aaron Rodgers spoke at size about his relationship with Shailene Woodley after sharing a young picture of the pair collectively, whereas he additionally addressed how criticism of his COVID-19 vaccination standing has affected his family members.
The Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback, who earned his second consecutive NFL MVP Award earlier this month, took to Instagram on Monday to put up pictures from the previous 12 months, which included a shot of Rodgers and Woodley cuddling on the sofa. Each stars confirmed their engagement final 12 months, though some media retailers lately reported that the couple had break up up, citing sources.
In his caption, the 38-year-old athlete praised “a number of the extremely particular individuals in my life,” with Woodley being the primary individual whom he tagged. “@shailenewoodley, thanks for letting me chase after you the primary couple months after we met, and eventually letting me catch as much as you and be part of your life,” he wrote. “Thanks for at all times having my again, for the unimaginable kindness you present me and everybody you meet, and for exhibiting me what unconditional love seems like, I really like you and am grateful for you.”
Throughout an interview on SiriusXM’s The Pat McAfee Present that was posted to YouTube on Tuesday, Rodgers credited his “superb associate” for serving to him take pleasure in a steady private life.
“I additionally was telling Shai, ‘You understand, I’ve been with you for 2 seasons, gained two MVPs — that’s not a coincidence, both,'” he stated. “And I imply that. When your own home life is steady, and you've got an incredible associate to do life with, it simply makes the work life a bonus.”
When host Pat McAfee requested Rodgers whether or not his relationship with the Massive Little Lies star has modified him as an individual, he replied, “I’ve realized a lot from her. She’s simply an unimaginable lady — gifted, good, sort. I stated final evening, [she] taught me what unconditional love seems like. That’s a fantastic reward when you might have a associate like that — it simply makes life a lot extra pleasurable and tasteful and thrilling.”
Rodgers went on to say that he was sorry to these near him for making them endure any “shrapnel” from the fierce debate that was waged within the media after the quarterback examined constructive for COVID-19 final November and confirmed he had not been vaccinated. He had beforehand instructed reporters he was “immunized” in opposition to COVID-19.
“I by no means wished to be divisive on this entire factor; I actually didn’t,” he stated within the new interview. “The difficulty is polarizing — I get that — and I do know there’s quite a lot of concern concerned round it, however my intention was by no means to be divisive. It was to talk about what was my reality and speak about my very own well being. However I'm very sorry to these individuals — Shai and to my family members and my brokers … To these individuals, I simply say I’m sorry. I by no means meant to get you in the course of it, however you bought into it by proxy due to your relationships with me.”
For her half, Woodley has not lately commented publicly on the connection. Again in July, she instructed The Hollywood Reporter that she and Rodgers determined to not initially share particulars of their romance with the media and as a substitute wished to “stay in our little bubble.”