Out of the darkness? Aaron Rodgers’ biographer on a tarnished star

Bestselling writer Ian O’Connor says Jets Super Bowl win would help make up for quarterback’s ‘unforgivable’ conspiracy theories and controversial behavior

FLAWED STAR: Aaron Rodgers takes in the scene before the New York Jets’ recent pre-season game against the Washington Commanders.
Inset below: The cover of Ian O’Connor’s new book on the divisive 40-year-old. Picture: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images

Aaron Rodgers “could roll out of bed and create a news cycle. He’s unbelievable. He’s a content machine”.

It’s true and it’s why the bestselling sportswriter Ian O’Connor is talking to the Guardian from his home in the New York area, where Rodgers, a Green Bay Packers great, now plays quarterback for the Jets.