Aaron Rodgers' response during a 2013 episode of ESPN Milwaukee's Tuesdays With Aaron, that dismissed swirling rumors about his sexuality. Fast forward a decade, and the 40-year-old New York Jets quarterback is shedding light on why he felt compelled to address those whispers in the first place."I think I was upset with the framing [of the rumor] because it was meant to shame the idea of being gay, and I have so many friends that are gay in the community," Rodgers explained to Ian O'Connor in an interview for the author's new biography, Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers.