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Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former Packer takes jab at Steelers' Aaron Rodgers for not inviting him to his wedding
Aaron Rodgers wanted his personal life and marriage out of the headlines — but that didn't stop a former Green Bay teammate from taking a subtle jab at the four-time MVP. On Monday, ex-Packers OT David Bakhtiari took to social media to congratulate QB Jordan Love on getting married — and followed it with a rather hilarious dig at Rodgers: Advertisement "Just happy at least one of my quarterbacks invited me to their wedding." Rodgers' mysterious marriage was the subject of discussion this offseason — as news outlets only picked up on the situation once he was spotted wearing a wedding ring. It was rumored that many of those close to him had no idea the marriage even took place. It's worth noting Bakhtiari was likely teasing his close friend and former Packers teammate — but his reaction on social media went viral nonetheless. For up-to-date Steelers coverage, follow us on X @TheSteelersWire and give our Facebook page a like. This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers' Aaron Rodgers blasted for not inviting teammate to wedding
Fox News
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Aaron Rodgers' former teammate takes swipe at QB over lack of wedding invite
Former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman David Bakhtiari appeared to take a swipe at his former teammate Aaron Rodgers on Monday as he congratulated Jordan Love on his nuptials. Love, the current Packers quarterback, married Ronika Stone over the weekend. Bakhtiari was among those in the Green Bay brotherhood who were invited to the wedding. It seemed to be a point of contention with Bakhtiari as Rodgers was seemingly married in secret. "Love is love. Congrats to the Loves," Bakhtiari wrote on X. "Just happy at least one of my quarterbacks invited me to their wedding." Rumors about Rodgers' love life have swirled since he was pictured at the Kentucky Derby wearing a wedding ring. He was spotted with the ring again when the Pittsburgh Steelers posted a photo of him signing his one-year contract. However, Rodgers' wife has remained a mystery. As Rodgers explained it, she's just a private person. The four-time NFL MVP went on a rant about the media trying to find out who he was married to during an appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show." "It's a sick society, isn't it? It's a sick society. I've lived in the public eye for 20 years. I had public relationships. How did that work out? I had people leaking my home information and making up stories that we bought a house together. I had people calling the paparazzi. I had people posting personal life on the internet. Now, I didn't want any of that, didn't like doing that, and now I'm with somebody who's private, who doesn't want to be in the public eye, didn't sign up to be a celebrity, doesn't want to be a part of it," Rodgers began. "And because I do things in private, because I want my personal life to be private, now I'm weird. "What happened to common decency about security and a personal life that we now have to dive into your details of where you live and what you're doing, who you're with and what you're doing and who your wife is, if you even have a wife, if you're doing some sort of attention-grabbing thing? Because my wife is a private person, doesn't have social media, hasn't been a public person, doesn't want to be a public person, and that's somehow now a weird thing? "The entitlement to information about my private life is so f---ing ridiculous and embarrassing. Hey, do what you gotta do. Just try and leave me out of a conversation, sports world, for a month. Try to leave me out, my personal life, my professional life. Try not to talk about me. Try to still be relevant for the next six weeks, five weeks, whatever it is. See if you can do that." "When this is all done, I'm out. You won't see me. I know I've chosen to be in the public eye for one more season, but my private life is staying private," he added. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
David Bakhtiari pokes fun at Aaron Rodgers's mystery wedding
David Bakhtiari could be heading to "The Island." Then again, maybe he's already there. On Monday, the former Packers tackle tweeted a video from the recent wedding of current Packers quarterback Jordan Love. Bakhtiari added this: "Just happy at least one of my quarterbacks invited me to their wedding." Advertisement Love and Bakhtiari had limited time together. Bakhtiari started only one game in 2023, Love's first year as a starter and the left tackle's last year in Green Bay. Aaron Rodgers and Bakhtiari had many years together with the Packers. Making the Bakhtiari remark even more interesting is the general haze of uncertainty surrounding the Rodgers wedding. Up to and including whether a wedding even happened. We know, we know. Rodgers doesn't want anyone to talk about his wedding. When you're one of the most famous players in the NFL, however, you don't get to dictate the terms of the attention you receive. Especially when you show up out of nowhere with a wedding ring. Before showing up without it. Before showing up with it prominently in the photo of you signing a contract with your new team. With Rodgers cloaking so much of his life in mystery, it's impossible to know when, where, or who he married. Or if he even is married. Advertisement Maybe the ring is a Costanza-style sociological experiment aimed at seeing whether women will hit on guys who wear wedding bands. Regardless, Bakhtiari went there. We don't know much, but we know Rodgers won't be happy about it.
New York Post
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
David Bakhtiari shades Aaron Rodgers with Jordan Love wedding photo
Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari took an unexpected jab at Aaron Rodgers while celebrating the marriage of Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love and his fiancée, Ronika Stone, over the weekend. Bakhtiari, who became close with Rodgers while protecting him for 10 seasons on the Packers offensive line, said he wasn't invited to the Steelers quarterback's recent wedding with his mystery bride. 'Love is love. Congrats to the Loves,' Bakhtiari wrote on X, including a clip of Love and Stone dancing at their wedding reception. 'Just happy at least one of my quarterbacks invited me to their wedding.' Bakhtiari, who included a bulging eyes emoji, added that same message on his Instagram Story. The three-time Pro Bowler also responded to a tweet that said, 'So happy you and [wife] Frankie [Bakhtiari] were there, hope to see some pictures!! That other one probably had a 'commitment ceremony' to a ghost he saw in the dark,' and seemingly referred to Rodgers and his wife. 6 Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari said he wasn't invited to Aaron Rodgers' wedding, while celebrating the marriage of Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love and his fiancée, Ronika Stone. over the weekend. Instagram/David Bakhtiari 6 Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari was invited to Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love's wedding to his fiancée, Ronika Stone, over the weekend. Instagram/David Bakhtiari 6 Packers quarterback Jordan Love and Ronika Stone tied the knot. Instagram/Ronika Stone Bakhtiari replied with a few crying-laughing emojis. It raised some eyebrows because Rodgers was close with Bakhtiari and his family off the field. He also didn't get off to a hot start with Love when the Packers selected his then-eventual replacement in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. 6 Offensive Tackle David Bakhtiari #69 of the Green Bay Packers looks on during an NFL football game against the Chicago Bear at Soldier Field on September 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Getty Images After the Packers traded Rodgers to the Jets in 2023, Bakhtiari said, 'The chapter is over on this one, but this friendship is a lifetime. You've been so instrumental in my life and I just wanna say thank you. And I love you brother.' It's unclear if the former teammates had a falling out. Last year, they were photographed together at the Kentucky Derby in Louisville with their former Packers teammates, Davante Adams, AJ Hawk and Jimmy Graham. 6 Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates a touchdown run with David Bakhtiari #69 in the 2nd quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 15, 2020. Getty Images Rodgers has yet to publicly address Bakhtiari's comments. Earlier this month, the former league MVP told reporters that he's been married 'a couple months' when asked about the black ring he had been wearing in the weeks prior. During an appearance on 'The Pat McAfee Show' on Tuesday, Rodgers explained that the person he married will remain private amid speculation about his wife's identity. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) throws during practice at NFL football minicamp, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Pittsburgh. AP 'My private life is my private life and it's going to stay that way, and I'm with somebody who wants to be private, and if and when she wants to be out and there's a picture, she'll choose that,' Rodgers said. He first revealed he had a new girlfriend during an appearance on 'The Pat McAfee Show' last December. Rodgers passed his physical Saturday and signed officially with the Steelers on a one-year deal that could be worth up to $19.5 million.
Daily Mail
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aaron Rodgers' close friend takes brutal swipe at NFL star after being snubbed for secret summer wedding
David Bakhtiari, a close friend and longtime teammate of Aaron Rodgers, has taken a thinly-veiled dig at the quarterback over his secret wedding. Rodgers and Bakhtiari spent a decade together at the Green Bay Packers, with the legendary quarterback developing a strong bond with his offensive tackle. But Bakhtiari has suggested he was snubbed by Rodgers for his recent wedding. The 41-year-old Steelers star recently revealed that he had tied the knot but details of the event - and his wife - remain a mystery. Over the weekend, current Packers quarterback Jordan Love married Ronika Stone and Bakhtiari paid tribute to the couple - before taking a swipe at Rodgers. 'Love is love. Congrats to the Loves,' he wrote alongside a video from the wedding. 'Just happy at least one of my quarterbacks invited me to their wedding.' The NFL legend, 41, dropped a bombshell during his first official Steelers practice earlier this month, when he confirmed that he had tied the knot 'a couple of months ago.' Love is love. Congrats to the Loves. Just happy at least one of my quarterbacks invited me to their wedding 👀 — David Bakhtiari (@DavidBakhtiari) June 30, 2025 However, the identity of the four-time MVP's partner has remained a secret, sparking online conspiracy theories that his marriage could be a hoax. Even Rodgers' family was said to be questioning whether the wedding took place. But Rodgers last week ripped into the rumors in a furious four-minute-long tirade on Pat McAfee's ESPN talk show. 'It's a sick society, isn't it? I lived in the public eye for 20 years, I had public relationships,' he began referring to his past high-profile romances with the likes of actress Shailene Woodley and NASCAR star Danica Patrick. 'How did that work out? I had people leaking my home information, and making up stories, I had people calling the paparazzi, I had people posting my personal life on the internet. I didn't want that, didn't like any of that.' Rodgers continued: 'Now I'm with someone who's private who doesn't want to be in the public eye, didn't sign up to be in the public eye, doesn't want to be a celebrity. 'And because I do things in private because I want my personal life to be private, I'm now weird and have the paparazzi stalking me.' The quarterback spent four minutes unleashing on the rumors surrounding his marriage Rodgers, who signed a one-year, $13.65million deal with the Steelers, previously divulged to McAfee that he was in a relationship with a woman named 'Brittani', and that she did not have any social media. During his recent rant, the quarterback went on to ask: 'What happened to common decency about security and a personal life? 'Now we have to dive into details of where you live, what you're doing and who you're with, who your wife is and if you even have a wife, and if you're doing so sort of attention-grabbing thing - because my wife is a private person, doesn't have social media. 'Where are we at in society that that's the norm? Just because I'm not selling wedding to the magazines or making a loving post on Instagram.'
