Danica Patrick and Aaron Roders’ relationship was a thing that consistently generated headlines in the NASCAR and NFL communities. Incidentally, Patrick’s father didn’t think so fondly of Rodgers’ Green Bay Packers.
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In 2018, when the duo went public about their relationship, the former NASCAR driver was featured on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. There, Patrick revealed her father had a particular distaste for her boyfriend’s team.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 14: Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy Chevrolet, talks to the media during the Daytona 500 Media Day at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Jimmy Kimmel asked Danica, “Were you a Packers fan?”
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To which she replied, “I wasn’t”. But, why? Why wasn’t she a fan? Well, she revealed that the reason behind it was her father.
She said, “The hard thing is I grew up right on the state line of Wisconsin. I was actually born in Wisconsin, but we lived in Illinois. So, my dad grew up with all Packers fans. What he says is ‘I’m not against the Packers, I’m against the Packers fans’.”
She added, “I don’t know what that really means because now I’m a Packers fan.”
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After the breakup, Danica Patrick dated Carter Comstock, the Co-Founder of the meal prep company, Freshly. However, that relationship ended in March 2022.
Patrick also launched her wine company, Somnium, in 2021.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 08: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick visits BuzzFeed’s “AM To DM” to discuss her new podcast “Pretty Intense” on November 08, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
On the other hand, Aaron Rodgers signed a four-year deal with the Green Bay Packers. Moreover, Rodgers also won the MVP title in 2021.
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 12: Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks greets Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers after the Packers defeated the Seahawks 28-23 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lambeau Field on January 12, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
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In the end, it’s great to see the two doing so well after their unfortunate breakup in 2020.
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