Aaron Rodgers 'Loves' His Family Amid Feud, But Thinks 'Distance' Is 'for the Good of Everyone'

“He loves them very much, and he wants nothing but good things for them all,” the source tells PEOPLE. “The fact that he doesn’t talk to them doesn’t mean that he hates them. They just have a very problematic relationship that sometimes can be toxic. For the good of everyone, there’s some distance there.” The source tells PEOPLE that Aaron, 36, is still someone his family can count on. “If they needed him, if anything went wrong or if there were an emergency, he’d be the first one to help them,” the source says.

Aaron Rodgers Addresses Retirement, Says He 'Can Definitely See the End Coming'

Aaron Rodgers discusses thoughts on retirement.Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Green Bay PackersquarterbackAaron Rodgersjust signed up for more time in the NFL — but is he actually ready to walk away? Rodgers addressed his thoughts on retirement during a recent interview with Ernie Johnson on TNT during Capital One’sThe Matchlast week. The 38-year-old NFL startoldJohnson that retiring is something he considers often. “I think about it [retirement] all the time,” Rodgers told Johnson.

Aaron Rodgers and Bryson DeChambeau Win 'The Match' 'IV', Beating Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson

Photo: Stacy Revere/GettyIn the on-the-green battle of the quarterbacks, Aaron Rodgers was victorious on Tuesday.The Green Bay Packers star and 2020’s NFL MVP, 37, beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and reigning Super Bowl MVPTom Bradyat the fourth iteration ofThe Match, the two-on-two charity golf match.Helping Rodgers secure his win was 2020 U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau, 27.Brady, 43, was paired with PGA winner Phil Mickelson, 51, for the televised event, which was held at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana.

Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley Break Up, Call Off Engagement

Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley.Photo: Getty (2) Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley are done. A source close to Rodgers confirms to PEOPLE that the NFL star, 38, and the actress, 30, have split, just over one year after he made thesurprise announcementthat they were engaged. “It was an amicable split; it just wasn’t working,” the source says. “They’re very different people with busy careers and there were obstacles that they couldn’t surmount.

Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley Have a 'Non-Traditional Relationship', Source Says

Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers.Photo: Matt Stroshane Aaron Rodgers andShailene Woodleyare making their relationship work on their own terms. “They have a different, non-traditional relationship,” a source close to theBig Little Liesactress, 30, tells PEOPLE. Rodgers, 38, just celebrated a birthday on Dec. 2. and the Green Bay Packers quarterback was spotted out and about without his leading lady. Woodley also did not acknowledge his birthday on her social platform, but, according to PEOPLE’s source, that means nothing.