Rodgers' New York life from dancing to Taylor Swift to courtside with Alba

30 May 2023 , 13:15

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Aaron Rodgers is enjoying New York life (Image: Getty Images)

It will have no doubt been a tough decision to leave the Green Bay Packers after 18 years for Aaron Rodgers, but it seems the NFL stalwart is already loving life as a New York Jets player.

Rodgers made the move to the Jets last month, after announcing himself as a Packers legend throughout his time with the Green Bay team. The 39-year-old's focus now lies with the Jets though, as they target their first Super Bowl title in 55 years.

On the field, Rodgers is already getting to grips of his new team's tactics and teammates, having been out on the training pitch, despite some early injury fears.

Off it the 39-year-old has also been sampling the famous New York lifestyle too. Most notably fans spotted Rodgers in attendance at a recent Taylor Swift concert in the city, where he showed off his inner 'Swifty' by dancing away to some of the pop star's biggest tracks.

Rodgers even admitted his love for Swift's music in a recent video shared by the Jets, where the players were asked what their favourite song by the American artist was. Rodgers responded: "There are too many, too many to count."

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He went on: "How do I pick just one? If I had to pick one album, definitely Folklore." Even being their just over a month, Rodgers will already be well aware of what sports means to the state of New York, having become the Jets' latest biggest name.

Away from the NFL, the 38-year-old was seen showing his support for the area's NBA franchise after attending Game 2 of the New York Knicks' series against the Miami Heat. Taking courtside seats with his teammate Sauce Gardner, the Jets pair came across Hollywood actress Jessica Alba.

Aaron Rodgers attended the Knicks game with the Heat (Getty Images)

Gardner was none the wiser as to who Alba was to the surprise of Rodgers, who is 17 years older than his teammate.

"Per ESPN, Gardner said: ""He was just picking on me a little bit for being young. You know, like, we was getting seated and he was like, 'Oh, we're about to sit by' -- what's her name? -- 'We're about to sit by Jessica Alba.'

Jessica Alba was also courtside (Getty Images)

"I'm like, 'Yeah, I don't know who that is,' and he looked at me like I'm crazy. You know what I mean? It was just great being able to sit over there and I got to meet her and one of her friends who was from Detroit actually.

"It was great vibes, but that whole night, he would just keep asking me out of nowhere, 'Do you know who that person is?' and I'm like, 'Bro, that's Amar'e Stoudemire, I know who that is. Now you just picking on me at this point.'"

Joshua Lees