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Top Moments, Reaction from Aaron Rodgers' 'Enigma' Netflix Show

Julia Stumbaugh

Fans received some insight into the family dynamics and potential political aspirations of New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers when his new documentary series Aaron Rodgers: Enigma premiered Tuesday.

Rodgers, who at 40 is the oldest player in the NFL, said in the documentary that he has been mistaken for a quarterback from a much earlier era of the league.

According to the Jets quarterback, former MLB player, manager and coach Willie Randolph once asked if he played for the Green Bay Packers in 1991 (h/t Essentially Sports' Sahil Goswami.) Rodgers responded that he was seven years old that year.

The series also shows Rodgers describing his reaction to learning the Packers had drafted Jordan Love as his eventual replacement in 2020.

"I looked down at my phone and my agent just texted me: 'Quarterback.' And I was like, 'No f--king way,'" Rodgers said (h/t Bro Bible's Eric Italiano.) "Then the pick happens, and I immediately got off the couch and was super non-reactive. And I just went to pour myself some tequila and went back to the couch and knew there was going to be some interesting conversations."

The documentary also addressed the quarterback's life off the field, including him telling the story of how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked him to run as a vice presidential candidate ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Rodgers said in the documentary he decided to return to the NFL because "there's still some unfinished business in New Jersey" (h/t Yahoo Entertainment's Taryn Ryder). Kennedy ultimately suspended his campaign in August.

The Jets quarterback also addressed the rift in his family publicized during the twelfth season of The Bachelorette, where his brother Jordan Rodgers met his wife, JoJo Fletcher, in 2016.

Jordan Rodgers said on the show that he and his brother didn't have a close relationship because "of the way he's chosen to do life." The quarterback then was not present when the show filmed a family dinner the Rodgers' hometown of Chico, California.

Rodgers said in the documentary that he was not invited to the hometown date dinner.

"They all agreed this was like a good thing to do? To leave two empty chairs at a stupid dating show that my brother just went on to get famous—His words, not mine," Rodgers said (h/t People's Liam Mathews.)

The documentary also followed Rodgers on a trip to Costa Rica, during which he ingests the hallucinogen ayahuasca. Rodgers said during the documentary that he had joined at least nine of these ceremonies (h/t Emmanuel Morgan of the New York Times.)

When discussing his "spiritual journey," Rodgers said organized religion had contributed to "dysfunction" in his childhood and his eventual estrangement from his family (h/t Page Six's Leah Bitsky.) He concluded that he believes there is "hope of reconciliation" with his parents and brother, who were not featured in the series.

Netflix may have hoped that Rodgers' comeback from his season-ending Achilles injury in 2023 would lead to him holding the Jets in playoff contention by the time Aaron Rodgers: Enigma aired. Instead the Jets were officially eliminated from the playoffs following a Week 14 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins, extending the franchise's NFL-worst playoff drought to 14 straight seasons.

   

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