Is Aaron Rodgers’ mystery wife pregnant? QB drops major baby hint after retirement

Aaron Rodgers is already looking beyond his final NFL season, and his plans for life after football are becoming much more personal. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback has said he hopes to start a family with his wife, Brittani, once his playing career ends. Rodgers, 42, has confirmed that the 2026 NFL season will be his final one, making his next chapter outside football very different from the life he has known for more than two decades.Aaron Rodgers reveals surprising plans with wife Brittani after retirement: “I can’t wait”During a preview of his upcoming interview with Adam Schein on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio, Rodgers was asked what he hopes life will look like after his retirement.His answer immediately turned toward family.“I'm hopefully going to be supporting my pregnant wife because we're going to start a family,” Rodgers said, adding that he wants to step away from the spotlight and enjoy “a life of quiet” after his 22 years in the NFL and three years playing college football. He also said he wants to focus on getting his body healthy and “working on a family.”But there was an important clarification.Aaron Rodgers reveals he hopes wife Brittani will be pregnant by next yearDespite the wording of his initial answer, Brittani is not currently pregnant. Rodgers later clarified that he was talking about what he hopes will happen by this time next year.“I'm talking about I'm hoping that I have a pregnant wife by next [year] this time,” Rodgers explained.That means Rodgers was not announcing a pregnancy. Instead, he was revealing that having children is now one of his biggest goals once his NFL career is over. And it appears the desire has grown from spending more time with his extended family.Rodgers said he has been enjoying his role as “Uncle Aaron,” spending time with his brother's children and his godchildren. Being around them, he explained, has made both him and Brittani more excited about having children of their own.“I'm definitely excited about it,” Rodgers said. “Being back in my family's lives, I'm having a lot of fun being Uncle Aaron.”He added that the more time he spends with his nieces and nephews, “the more I get excited, and so does the wife, about having some of our own.”Rodgers isn't simply talking about the glamorous side of fatherhood, either.He said he is looking forward to everything that comes with having children, including the parts that could make his post-NFL life considerably less quiet.“I can't wait for that next chapter of life and all that that entails, and sleepless nights and crying babies and changing diapers and all those things,” Rodgers said. “I'm looking forward to all of it.”The comments offer a rare glimpse into the private life Rodgers has been building away from football. Rodgers and Brittani married privately in spring 2025, and he has deliberately kept details about his wife and their relationship away from the public eye. He has previously explained that Brittani is a private person and does not want to be part of the celebrity spotlight.Rodgers has also indicated that he wants his life after football to be much quieter. Rather than immediately jumping into another high-profile career, he is looking forward to stepping away, recovering physically, and spending more time with his family.For a quarterback who has spent 22 seasons living under the constant pressure of the NFL, Rodgers' vision of retirement is surprisingly simple.No packed schedule. No weekly media appearances. No football pressure. Just Brittani, a family of their own and, if everything goes according to plan, a few sleepless nights, crying babies, and plenty of diapers.For Rodgers, that appears to be exactly what he wants his next chapter to look like.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.