Rodgers says he’s engaged

Aaron Rodgers apparently got a ring after all. Yes, everyone else has already made that joke.

Rodgers was announced as the 2020 NFL MVP on Saturday night during the virtual NFL Honors presentation on CBS, and during his minute-long acceptance speech he went ahead and ... dropped some major news?

Rodgers indicated that he had gotten engaged at some point during the 2020 season, and twice referred to his fiancee.

That would be news to Packers nation; only last week did a report link Rodgers to actress Shailene Woodley. Rodgers and auto racer Danica Patrick broke up last summer after two years together.

The whole speech was layered with intriguing nuggets. “It’s an honor to win this award for a third time,” Rodgers began. Seems simple enough, right?

“2020 was definitely a crazy year, filed with lots of change, growth, some amazing memorable moments, 180 days of having my nose hairs scraped, playing for very little fans or no stands the entire season. I got engaged, and I played some of the best football of my career.”

Yes, he just casually dropped that in there. He then went on to thank teammates, coaches and a rapid-fire list of names ... was there a “Jodie Foster” in there? ... and he again mentioned his fiancee.

Foster, for whatever it’s worth, happens to be a Packers fan and was also recently nominated for a Golden Globe for her

work in “The Mauritanian,” a movie that will officially be released later this month and also stars ... Shailene Woodley.

In closing, Rodgers encouraged “people to read books, to meditate, speak things to life, manifest the desires of your heart, question everything and spread love and positivity.”

JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.

DAN POWERS / USA TODAY NETWORK Aaron Rodgers indicated during his MVP acceptance speech that he had gotten engaged at some point during the 2020 season.