Back in 2016, two of the biggest stars to come out of The Bachelor franchise — JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers — fell in love on The Bachelorette . Rodgers is the brother of NFL quarterback Aaron, but it quickly became obvious to ABC’s viewers that the Super Bowl winner wouldn’t be making a cameo. In fact, that season of The Bachelorette publicized the fact that Aaron was estranged from his family, and according to his new biography Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers , there was one scene in particular that “irritated” him.
It was pretty apparent early on The Bachelorette Season 12 that Jordan Rodgers did not want to talk about his more famous brother. Still, as he progressed through JoJo Fletcher’s season — ultimately proposing to her in the season finale — Aaron Rodgers’ name did continue to come up. During Hometowns, Jordan introduced JoJo to his parents and brother Luke, and the family gathered around a table that was awkwardly set with two empty chairs.
That detail apparently rubbed Aaron Rodgers the wrong way, according to the biography (per E! ), which reads: Aaron was irritated by his family’s decision to film that scene, empty chairs and all, especially when he was not invited to participate. Not that he would have shown up. Aaron did not appreciate that Jordan was using their personal issues to increase his visibility for a potential TV career.
Having watched that episode back in 2016, I’d have to agree with Aaron Rodgers here.