Aaron Rodgers has been in several high-profile relationships with women over the years. Almost without fail, when they are over, the women don’t have much nice to say about him, at least in public reports.
One of those women was former NASCAR and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick. When Patrick and Aaron Rodgers broke up, reports kept surfacing talking about how she felt about the breakup. Much of that was fueled by cryptic social media posts Patrick made about relationships, as well as interviews in which she addressed dating. Patrick even appeared on a podcast hosted by one of Aaron Rodgers’ ex-girlfriends, Blu of Earth.
Danica Patrick claimed Aaron Rodgers was abusive after their breakup
In May of 2025, during an appearance on The Stage Steele Show, Danica Patrick described her breakup with Aaron Rodgers as “the most amount of pain” she’s ever endured.
“Because it was sudden, it felt like. It was my life. So, like, when you live with somebody, it’s your whole life,” she said. “And because the nature of the relationship was emotionally abusive, so that wore me down to nothing.
Patrick added, “People could never imagine that I would lack … any confidence or belief in the simple things about who I am. Everything was torn to bits. Yeah, he leaves a trail of blood. I don’t think I’m saying too much earth-shattering stuff after we — there’s been enough out there.”
Aaron Rodgers addresses comments Danica Patrick made about him
This week, Rodgers addressed those comments and more during an interview with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammate Cam Heyward.
After telling Heyward that “No one cares what they have to say until they say my name,” while referring to people who have talked badly about him, Aaron Rodgers addressed one of those people: Danica Patrick.
“You know, I dated two women who nobody gives a f— about unless they drop my name, and they like to say their version of the history of what actually happened.
“So I’m like this monster of a partner, and it’s just f—— horse s—. Number one: Why are you still talking about me? It’s been years.
“Like, I dated Danica. She had just retired. She was depressed and not fun to be around. But I didn’t leave her because I was trying to be there and be a good partner. Then it was going a certain direction, obviously. There was no intimacy; there was nothing.
“And I’m buying a house in Malibu and she goes, ‘Well, do you want to buy it together?’ and I said no. And she said, ‘You know what that means then?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, that’s the way things are going.’ She said, ‘Well, let’s get counseling.’ Then we got counseling. Then COVID hits and we’re stuck together.
“So she tells a story that, like, ‘I was so blindsided by getting left by you, and that he leaves a trail of blood around him.’ And I’m like, what are you talking about? That is not what happened.”