“I’m not going to get into the reasoning or legality around it.”
Aaron Rodgers wants his personal life to stay private.
The 41-year-old NFL star appeared on the June 24 episode of the “Pat McAfee Show” where he slammed the media for their lack of “common decency” in their coverage of his and his wife’s personal life.
His statement comes two weeks after he confirmed that he secretly wed his wife, Brittani, earlier this year.
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“I know that I've chosen to be in the public eye for one more season, but my private life is staying private,” he said, referring to the one-year contract he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on June 7.
“The entitlement to information about my private life is so f---ing ridiculous and embarrassing,” he added, per People.
Rodgers went on to describe today’s society as “sick” and questioned when it became a “norm” to release an athlete’s personal information to the public.
"What happened to common decency about security and a personal life?" Rodgers asked. "It's a norm to be able to have athletes' addresses?”
The future Hall of Famer, who revealed that he’s likely to retire from the NFL after this season, claimed that his privacy has been invaded on multiple occasions throughout the offseason.
He slammed members of the media (and fans) for calling the paparazzi on him, stalking him on the beach, leaking the address of his newly-purchased Pittsburgh property and asking about his 'private' wife.
"I didn't want any of that, didn't like any of that,” he said of the lack of privacy. “And now I’m with somebody who’s private.”
The invasion of privacy has him certain that this will be his final year in the spotlight.
"I told you, when this is all done, I'm out. You won't see me,” he said of the upcoming NFL season, which kicks off on Sept. 7 when the Steelers play Rodgers’ former team, the New York Jets.
Rodgers says his new wife ‘didn’t sign up to be a celebrity’
Rodgers confirmed that he’s a married man in a press conference with reporters following his first practice as a Steeler.
“Yeah, it’s a wedding ring,” the quarterback replied after being asked about a ring on that finger — further clarifying that the two got married “a couple of months” ago.
During his June 24 statement, Rodgers clarified that his vie for privacy was as much for his wife as it was for him.
He described Brittani as a “private person” who “doesn’t have social media” and “didn’t sign up to be a celebrity” and has no interest in being in the public eye.
For that reason, Rodgers said the public will only see her when she wants to be seen.
"If and when she wants to be out, and there's a picture, she'll choose that and she has a right to that," he explained.
Rodgers then referenced his past relationships, including Danica Patrick and Shailene Woodley, and asked, “How did that work out?” — referring to the tumultuous way those two relationships ended.
The monologue came nearly five months after Rodgers first revealed that he was seeing someone.
During a Dec. 23 appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Rodgers was discussing how his Christmas shopping tactics have evolved from mall shopping to online shopping.
“There was one package left for my girlfriend Brittani that hadn’t showed up yet,” he said of some gifts he ordered at the time — which caught host Pat McAfee off guard as it was his first mention of Brittani.
Rodgers went on to clarify that Brittani doesn’t watch the show and doesn’t have social media.
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The crew joked that Rodgers was “in love,” to which the quarterback replied, “It’s a good feeling, boys.”
