--- ---  # Danica Patrick Confirms She's Dating Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 16, 2018 3:58 PM UTC  Danica Patrick and Aaron Rodgers Danica Patrick and Aaron RodgersGetty Images (2)  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 16, 2018 3:58 PM UTC [Danica Patrick](http://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/14174/danica-patrick-broke-gender-barriers-at-top-speeds) has officially announced that she’s in a relationship with Green Bay Packers quarterback [Aaron Rodgers](http://time.com/4270484/aaron-rodgers-ufo-aliens/). During an interview with the [_Associated Press_](https://pro32.ap.org/article/danica-patrick-finds-love-away-track-aaron-rodgers), the NASCAR driver confirmed [rumors](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/are-aaron-rodgers-and-danica-patrick-dating/) that she and Rodgers recently became romantically involved. “Yes, Aaron and I are dating,” she said, going on to explain that they had been friends since meeting at the 2012 ESPY Awards. Patrick, a longtime Chicago Bears fan, even admitted that she was going to start cheering for the Packers to support Rodgers. “I told him a long time ago I’d always root for him as a player,” she said. “Now I am probably going to cheer for the whole team. Take out the word ‘probably.’ Now I’m going to cheer for the whole team.” Rodgers [ split](http://time.com/4731284/aaron-rodgers-olivia-munn-break-up/) from his girlfriend of three years, actor Olivia Munn, in April while Patrick ended a nearly five-year relationship with fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. [last year](http://people.com/sports/danica-patrick-ricky-stenhouse-jr-split/). Danica Patrick Confirms She Is Dating Aaron Rodgers ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5104051/danica-patrick-dating-aaron-rodgers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5104051/danica-patrick-dating-aaron-rodgers/"},"headline":"Danica Patrick Confirms She's Dating Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers","datePublished":"2018-01-16T15:58:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:46.699Z","description":"The NASCAR driver and NFL quarterback are officially in a relationship","url":"https://time.com/5104051/danica-patrick-dating-aaron-rodgers/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte39707871ce437ce/6988f84ffb4eaca2318954dc/danika-patrick-aaron-rodgers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte39707871ce437ce/6988f84ffb4eaca2318954dc/danika-patrick-aaron-rodgers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"danica-patrick-aaron-rodgers","caption":"Danica Patrick and Aaron Rodgers","creditText":"Getty Images (2)","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5104051/danica-patrick-dating-aaron-rodgers/","name":"Danica Patrick Confirms She's Dating Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers"}}]}] ```