Aaron Rodgers' former teammate defends him over alleged Shailene Woodley proposal confession

There's been another twist in the goings on between Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers after a former teammate of the NFL star spoke out to side with him.

The quick version of this kerfuffle is Rodgers claimed to the Not Just Football podcast that when he'd proposed to Woodley she'd said yes and then a couple of days later told him 'before we get married I gotta go **** this guy'.

He then said that a few months later she 'took off the ring' and their engagement fell apart and a couple of attempts to patch things up fell to pieces and she told him 'I don't want to be with you', so by the time 2022 rolled around there was no relationship to end.

When asked about his comments on Sunday (13 September) she decided not to say anything and the Divergent star laughed it off.

Wading into things is Rodgers' former Green Bay Packers teammate James Jones, who went onto the Speakeasy podcast and dug into what had been said.

He started by saying that Rodgers was 'my dog' and they still spoke often, adding that his former teammate's claims about what Woodley had said would have ended the relationship.

Jones said: "We all got girls, had girls. If they say this, it's a wrap. I don't know what else to tell y'all on this topic. It's a wrap, and to kind of blame it on my dog for what you're dealing with and all that type stuff, that's crazy."

The ex-NFL star was asked if Rodgers had gone over the line by revealing these details from his relationship but as far as Jones was concerned the answer to that was 'no' as he thought Woodley was 'blaming him for certain stuff'.

"If somebody came out saying stuff about you that wasn't true, you're going to address it, and you're going to defend yourself. So for me, Aaron Rodgers, man, this is him defending himself, man," his former teammate declared.

James Jones said his former teammate was 'my dog' and stepped in to defend him (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

In the past Woodley had told Outside magazine that her relationship with Rodgers was 'not right', but also 'beautiful, and described a time as being the 'lowest low of [her] life'.

"I felt like I lost my soul, my self, my happiness, my joy," she said.

"I really understood depression and anxiety and, like, complete soul detachment. I knew I was depressed when I looked at a tree and felt nothing."

LADBible has approached representatives of Shailene Woodley for comment.

Rodgers made a series of claims about his former fiancée Shailene Woodley (Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

A timeline of Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers' tumultuous relationship

July 2020

Rodgers splits from his girlfriend of four years Danica Patrick during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shortly afterwards, he begins dating Woodley.

December 2020

Rodgers proposes - this doesn't become public knowledge until later.

January 2021

Rodgers thanks 'my fiancée' while accepting that year's Most Valuable Player award.

February 2021

Woodley tells Jimmy Fallon she and Rodgers have been engaged for 'a while'. She adds: "He’s, first off, just a wonderful, incredible human being. But I never thought I’d be engaged with somebody who threw balls for a living."

March 2021

Though Rodgers would later claim this is when Woodley removed her engagement ring, the couple are spotted out in public together several times looking affectionate.

May 2021

Woodley and Rodgers go on a joint vacation with Miles Teller and his wife Sperry.

January 2022

After Rodgers slammed then-president Joe Biden in an ESPN interview, sources told People the couple had decided to 'agree to disagree' on politics, with Woodley previously supporting Bernie Sanders.

February 2022

Sources tell People the pair have split 'amicably', but shortly after, Rodgers says of Woodley on Instagram: "Thanks for always having my back, for the incredible kindness you show me and everyone you meet, and for showing me what unconditional love looks like. I love you and am grateful for you."

The couple are later spotted in public together on multiple occasions.

Despite this, Rodgers later says on the Not Just Football podcast: "There wasn't even a relationship in '22 to break off."

April 2022

A source tells People the couple have split again.

December 2024

Woodley says in an interview with Outside magazine: "I haven't shared much about my relationship with Aaron because it always makes me cry.

"It was not right. But it was beautiful."