Aaron Rodgers' family feud is officially over (Getty Images)Aaron Rodgers has finally put one of the NFL's most talked-about family rifts behind him. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, 42, posted a series of photos on Instagram Monday showing him alongside his mother Darla, father Ed, older brother Luke, and sister-in-law Aimee, along with a young girl believed to be his niece. The caption was characteristically understated: "Another bonding week. #fam." Simple words, but the significance was hard to miss. His post has since gathered over 205,000 likes.How did Aaron Rodgers' family feud start?The estrangement first became public in 2016, and it did not come out quietly. Rodgers' younger brother Jordan was a contestant on *The Bachelorette* that year, courting JoJo Fletcher, and during the show, he told viewers Aaron had cut himself off from the family. When Fletcher visited Jordan for a hometown date, Aaron was absent. Two empty chairs sat at the dinner table, representing him and then-girlfriend Olivia Munn.Aaron later addressed this on his Netflix documentary, *Aaron Rodgers: Enigma*, saying he was never even asked to attend. "What did they do? They go on a bulls-- show and leave two empty chairs," he said. His father Ed confirmed to the *New York Times* in 2017 that the two sides had not spoken since late 2014.Religion played a central role in the divide. Rodgers had moved away from the devout Christian beliefs his family held, something he spoke openly about on Danica Patrick's podcast in 2020. "I don't know how you can believe in a God who wants to condemn most of the planet to a fiery hell," he said, comments that reportedly left his family dismayed. A biography published in 2024 also revealed that his mother Darla clashed with Munn over their relationship before marriage, adding another layer to an already fractured dynamic.Did Aaron Rodgers and his brothers reconcile?Jordan Rodgers is not in the photos Rodgers posted, but the two do follow each other on Instagram, and Jordan liked the post -- a small but telling gesture. Their relationship had public flare-ups for years, including a 2018 incident where Jordan publicly called out Aaron for not checking on their mother during California wildfires.As recently as March this year, Rodgers spoke on The Pat McAfee Show about how the narrative around the feud had felt one-sided. "For years it was one-sided," he said. "They were making shots in the media saying s---. I never said anything until it got to the point where I'm like, 'All right, enough is enough.'"What does this reunion mean heading into Rodgers' final NFL season?The timing adds a human dimension to what Rodgers has said will be his last season in the league. The four-time MVP heads into his Pittsburgh campaign carrying less personal weight than he has in years. One photo shows him smiling with his arm around his mother. Another has him grinning next to his father. In a third, he and Luke are on a sofa together, and the two brothers are also pictured building a unicorn toy for one of Luke's kids.Fan reaction was warm. Comments ranged from "Good. I'm proud of you" to "This actually is so good to see and gives hope to others." For someone who has often seemed guarded about his private life, the Instagram post reads as a deliberate, if quiet, signal that something has shifted.