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Is the Viral Aaron Rodgers, Wife Photo Real? Truth About His Wife, New Look Revealed

By Andrew McCarty Men's Journal

Aaron Rodgers is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers and he made it clear this will be the final season of his NFL career.

"Yes. This is it," Rodgers said when asked earlier this month if this would be his final NFL season.

As the future Hall of Fame quarterback prepares for his final season, his name and that of his wife have been brought into the headlines.

Aaron Rodgers, Wife Photo From Earlier This Month is Fake

Earlier this month an image of he and his wife hit social media thanks to Football Crave, which is a parody account of PopCrave.

"Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers was seen for the first time with his wife Brittani ‘Starlight' Leszczyński. The couple had a discreet wedding early in 2025," Football Crave said in the caption of the photo of the couple.

While Football Crave is a well-known parody account, other accounts on social media ran with the fake photo, leading users to believe Rodgers finally stepped out in public with his private wife.

Before the 2025 season kicked off, Rodgers was spotted with a ring on his finger, leading reporters to ask about it. When asked if the ring on his finger was an Aura ring or a wedding ring, Rodgers confirmed, "Yeah, it's a wedding ring."

Rodgers confirmed he's married to a woman named Brittani (with an I), but he's never publicly revealed her last name.

Aaron Rodgers Haircut Photo Goes Viral - But It's Fake

Just two weeks later, a new photo of Rodgers hit social media, leading users to believe the future Hall of Fame quarterback shaved his head before his final season.

"Aaron Rodgers showed up to OTA's like this today …," X account uStadium said, without so much as mentioning the photo could be fake.

The photo quickly went viral on social media with several other major accounts running with the photo, again without hinting that it's a fake photo.

Local Pittsburgh radio station 93.7 had enough and posted a video of Rodgers from today's practice with a full head of hair.

"Ok. Let's look at video today and you can decide on #Steelers Aaron Rodgers hair-since this has become a huge thing," the account said.

To recap, Rodgers is married to a woman named Brittani, but he's never been seen in public with her and hasn't revealed her full name.

He also has a full head of hair going into his final season at age 42.

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This story was originally published by Men's Journal on May 28, 2026, where it first appeared in the Sports section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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This story was originally published May 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM.

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