DK Metcalf acquired a crash course in Aaron Rodgers' dwelling habits when he reported to the Pittsburgh Steelers' coaching camp.
Metcalf, 27, informed Yahoo Sports on Friday, July 25, that he was initially shocked to study that he could be neighbors with Rodgers, 41, of their Saint Vincent Faculty dorms.
“He popped out of the nook,” Metcalf, a large receiver, quipped of Rodgers strolling out of the shared rest room into his room. “The bathroom is tremendous loud, so he was like, ‘Yeah, at evening, if we acquired to piss, simply don't flush the bathroom.' I used to be like, ‘All proper, guess.'”
The previous Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback signed with the Steelers earlier this yr. He's at present coaching along with his new workforce earlier than the autumn NFL season kicks off.
At one level, Metcalf texted Rodgers to ask whether or not he was asleep at 9:30 that night. When Rodgers confirmed that he was alert, Metcalf mentioned that he replied, “All proper, guess. I'm about to flush the bathroom.”
It's evident that Rodgers has his eye on the prize this upcoming season, particularly given his specific dorm preparations.
“Many of the 32 groups would in all probability say one thing to that accord presently of the yr, however I believe there's actually solely six to eight which have a reputable likelihood,” Rodgers informed reporters in a separate press convention. “Generally it's 10 to 12, and there's groups that shock you. I'd say on paper, we're in all probability a kind of 10 to 12.”
As Rodgers gears up for his twenty first season within the NFL, he could have his new spouse by his aspect. (Rodgers subtly revealed in a press convention final month that he acquired married within the offseason with out mentioning his bride by identify.)
“While you meet the best one and also you're with the best one your complete world adjustments in a second,” Rodgers gushed of marriage in a Saturday, July 26, interview on NFL Community's Good Morning Soccer. “To have that person who unconditionally loves you behind the scenes — there's no higher feeling on this planet.”
He added, “I acquired probably the most unbelievable spouse. I simply actually love her and I'm simply so grateful to have her by my aspect in the long run. When you've got that stability and that rock behind you on the home, you're feeling like you are able to do something.”
In December 2024, Rodgers shared that he was seeing a girl named Brittani. He later confirmed that his spouse's identify is, in reality, Brittani, although he has not shared any further details about her identification.
Metcalf can be feeling loved-up going into the upcoming NFL season too, after proposing to pop star Normani in March.
“I used to be undoubtedly that little lady dreaming of what my wedding ceremony costume would appear to be, what my ring would appear to be, and what my dream proposal would appear to be,” Normani, 29, informed Vogue of Metcalf's proposal. “However for me, an important half is that God has simply been there. He's been devoted to each of us, and I've discovered my dream man. There's no one that I'd wish to spend the remainder of my life with and do life with. He's actually my greatest good friend, and I'm simply actually grateful that we discovered one another.”
