In a new Netflix documentary about Aaron Rodgers, premiering Tuesday, the NFL star sheds more light on the infamous year of 2016 Bachelorette Dinner scene that revealed for the first time a long-standing rift between him and his family.

Rodgers, 41, says in the new documentary: Aaron Rodgers: Puzzlethat he was “never invited to dinner at the Rodgers family home” when his brother Jordan Rodgers, then a contestant on JoJo Fletcher’s season, was there The BacheloretteHe brought her home to meet his family.

The scene is remembered primarily for introducing viewers and NFL fans alike to Rodgers’ estranged relationship with his family, particularly his younger brother Jordan and older brother Luke.

The dinner scene involved all members of Rodgers’ family except him and his then-girlfriend Olivia Munn. Their absence from the family dinner was highlighted by two empty chairs sitting at the table with the rest of the family: Jordan and his future wife JoJo, Luke and his girlfriend, and the parents of brothers Ed and Darla Rodgers.

Rodgers explains that he was never “particularly close to anyone” in his family, although he says he was close to Jordan growing up before “things from high school kind of made me feel distant, things on that.” College, things after college.”

“I kept quiet about it because I thought the best way was not to talk about it publicly,” Rodgers continues. “And what did they do? They go to a bull show and leave two empty chairs behind. They all agreed it was a good thing to leave two empty chairs on a stupid dating show where my brother just became famous – his words, not mine – which he won in the end. But for example, there was a dinner during the (NFL) season that I was never invited to, nor did I go to.”

Rodgers laments throughout the documentary that he never wanted the off-field fame that came with his football career, as he appeared in high-profile television commercials for companies like State Farm and dated several celebrities, including Munn, fellow actress Shailene Woodley, and NASCAR -Star Danica Patrick.

“There were many moments when I became really famous, when I heard from many people, including family members: ‘Your life is too big, we need you to be smaller, to be smaller.'” ” “Don’t talk about your life,” and it always hurt me because it’s like I’m not seen,” Rodgers says while discussing his family fallout. “It’s something I’ve never wanted or desired, other than playing on Sundays.”

The New York Jets star says fame “can definitely change the people around you because it can be intoxicating.”

“The relationships definitely changed after that — friendships, family,” Rodgers says, referring to his growing notoriety after winning the Super Bowl in 2010 and his first NFL MVP award the following season.

Rodgers also cited his interest in “other religions and plant medicine” as a factor contributing to his family division.

“You know, they’re living as best they can, they’re still caught up in organized religion, whatever works for them, that’s great,” Rodgers says. “Although they may not like what they see, I have love, respect and gratitude for the way I was raised because that would not have made me who I am today.”

In the end, Rodgers says, there is still hope for ending the family feud with his brothers, which at times seemed to heal over the years but at other times seemed to get worse.

“People ask me: Is there hope for reconciliation? I say, “Yes, of course, of course.” I don’t want them to fail, struggle, argue, or have problems. I wish them no ill will at all. It’s more like this: We are just different steps on the timeline of our own journeys.”