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In February, Aaron Rodgers announced seemingly out of nowhere his engagement to actress Shailene Woodley. During the 10th annual CBS NFL Honors show on February 6, the Green Bay Packers quarterback didn t even mention his fiancée by name.
He simply said: 2020 was definitely a crazy year, filled with lots of change, growth, some amazing memorable moments, 180 straight days of having my nose hairs scraped, playing for very little fans, Rodgers said. I got engaged and I played some of the best football of my career.
By then, fans already knew that Rodgers and Woodley were romantically linked, but their relationship had only been public for about a week.
Aaron Rodgers Truly Engaged With Shailene Woodley? Friends Thought It Was a Rebound!
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers got people questioning when he thanked his fiancée during his MVP speech for the NFL Honors awards.
After winning the 2020 AP Most Valuable Player Award, he said in his speech how the past year has been crazy because of changes, growth and memorable moments.
He then dropped the bomb, I got engaged, and I played some of the best football in my career.
Though Rodgers didn t name Shailene Woodley in his speech, many news sites confirmed that he was referring to the actress.