NFL star Aaron Rodgers is reportedly in a ‘casual’ relationship with model Mallory Edens – the daughter of Aston Villa and Milwaukee Bucks owner Wes Edens.
Rodgers and Eden are in some form of a relationship, with a source from People Magazine saying, ‘It’s more than friends, but it’s casual. Nothing serious at all.
‘He’s not looking to rush into anything. It’s low key for now. But it’s definitely a very close friendship that is evolving. He’s not going to do something as quick as Shailene [Woodley]. Live and learn.’
This comes as rumors of Rodgers’ retirement are swirling – with the 39-year-old quarterback just missing out on the NFL playoffs and seemingly wanting to hold on to the last jersey he’d worn this season.
Rodgers, 39, and Mallory Edens go back some time, having previously been pictured at NBA games together as far back as 2019, but it now appears there may be more than just a friendship between the pair.
Sportsgossip.com reported their relationship became romantic, just months after the Packers superstar broke things off with his previous flame, Blu Of Earth.
It has also been reported that Edens watched the Packers’ Week 17 game while wearing a Rodgers jersey, despite the pair having not yet gone public with their relationship.
Interestingly, Rodgers bought a one-percent stake in the Bucks back in 2018. Just down the road from Green Bay in Milwaukee, the Bucks are also having a good season – much to the delight of Mallory’s father.
Rodgers is no stranger to high-profile relationships, having previously been engaged to ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ actress Shailene Woodley, before they eventually broke it off in April 2022.
He was then rumored to be in a relationship with podcaster and social media influencer Blu of Earth, real name Charlotte Brereton, with the pair first linked in June 2022.
They were spotted with similar tattoos shortly after, but their whirlwind romance reportedly came to an end last month, with Blu currently stuck in Peru in the middle of political unrest.
Posting on Instagram, she wrote ‘in challenging times like this it’s those who show up in support are the real MVPs,’ with some claiming it was a dig at Rodgers – who was voted the NFL’s MVP for the past two seasons.
Meanwhile, on the field this season, Green Bay put up a great effort to try and revive their campaign to make the playoffs. However, they fell to the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football – leaving them out of the chase for a Super Bowl title.
Despite the loss, the eclectic Rodgers claimed off-the-field influences were to thank for the team’s late-season resurgence.
‘I do believe in the power of manifestation and I do believe in momentum and I believe very strongly in the force of the mind,’ he said after last weekend’s 41-17 win over the Vikings.
‘And when you start to believe something strongly, some miraculous things can happen.’
Rodgers, who threw his most interceptions in a season since 2010, has also been public about his use of ayahuasca in the past – and the apparent positive effects of it on his play.
The South American hallucinogenic tea is touted as an alternative treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, with shamans considering the psychedelic a ‘wisdom’ plant that allows an entry into the spiritual world.
‘I did ayahuasca in 2020 and I won two MVPs,’ Rodgers told Fox Sports in September. ‘I don’t believe that it’s a coincidence. I don’t really believe in coincidences.
‘I believe in science and synchronicities, and I really feel like that what that allowed me to do is to have a greater love for the game that I play, greater love for my teammates and I had maybe my best season of my career in 2020 and then followed up last year with an even greater integration of a lot of those lessons.’
