Aaron Rodgers is a California native and a professional football player. His professional career began in 2005 when he was drafted to the Green Bay Packers, but he did not hit his stride until Brett Favre left the Packers in 2008, enabling Rodgers to be the starting quarterback. Rodgers showed his full strength on the field, setting many National Football League records for his extraordinary offensive play as quarterback. He was instrumental in the victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV in 2011, and was rightfully named the MVP for that game and also for that entire season by the NFL. Rodgers has continuously proved his worth for the team, earning a spot on the Pro Bowl team on eight different occasions.
Aaron Rodgers has been passionate about the beloved game of American football ever since he was a toddler. His athletic career took off when he was recognized by the football recruiting team at University of California at Berkeley after Rodgers' outstanding plays at his community college. They offered him an athletic scholarship, however, he only attended Cal for two years before entering himself into the National Football League's 2005 draft. During his two years at Cal, he helped his team break multiple school records and was close to winning the Heisman trophy in 2004.
In the 2005 NFl draft, he was selected as the 24th pick in the first round by the Green Bay Packers. Rodgers did not play much until he became the starting quarterback in 2008. He proved his skills and played all 16 regular season games. Rodgers was chosen for the Pro Bowl team in 2009, and continued to be chosen another seven times within 2011-2019. The Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl XLV in 2011, with Rodgers leading his team to victory, completing 224 of 39 pass attempts and three touchdowns. After the Super Bowl victory, Rodgers continued to showcase great results, being one of the top football players.
Aaron Rodgers has been highly regarded as one of the best quarterback players in NFL history, and his awards demonstrate that. After the Green Bay Packers won the Superbowl in 2011, Rodgers was awarded the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award for his instrumental performance in victory. Rodgers also set a single season record with a 122.5 pass rating that year and was titled NFL's MVP. 2014 was also an outstanding year for Rodgers as he crossed into the number one ranking in NFL history for career touchdown passes, yards, and passer rating at the milestone point. That same year, he was titled again as NFL's MVP; only seven other players in history have been able to accomplish this feat.
Rodgers also has over 500 passing attempts and fewer than ten interception throws in eight posted seasons, surpassing Tom Brady and Matt Ryan. He also holds the records for the greatest touchdown to interception ratio at 3.95.
Aaaron Rodgers grew up in Chico, California to parents Edward and Darla Rodgers, with older brother Luke and younger brother Jordan. Before moving to Beaverton, Oregon sometime in the '90s. His family returned to California when Rodgers was a teenager and he attended Pleasant Valley High School and played quarterback on the team. Once on the Green Bay Packers and a prominent figure, Rodgers was in a serious relationship with actress Olivia Munn for three years from 2014-2017 before splitting up amicably. In early 2018, Rodgers and NASCAR race driver Danica Patrick confirmed to the media that they were a couple, but announced their break-up in July of 2020.
After being chosen 24th in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft, Aaron Rodgers agreed to a five-year, $7.7 million dollar contract with the Green Bay Packers. This deal included $5.4 million dollar in a guarantee and the contract stipulated that he could earn as much as $24.5 million dollar if all incentives were met.
Currently, Aaron Rodgers contract stipulates that over four years, he will receive $134 million dollars, with a signing bonus of $57.5 million dollar. His average salary per year will be $33.5 million dollars. Some escalators included in his contract state that if they enter the Super Bowl, then he receives an additional $150,000 dollars and $130,000 for the NFC Championship game. His escalators cannot go over one million dollars.
Suspended Sunrise Recordings is a music record label, founded by Aaron Rodgers. He is a music lover and wanted to pursue a passion project on the side during his NFL career and continue Suspended Sunrise Recordings once he retires from the league. He is business partners with Ryan Zachary, and together, they signed their first indie pop band, The Make, in 2011.