Editing Aaron Rodgers (section)

==Early life==
Rodgers was born on December 2, 1983, in [[Chico, California]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Aaron Rodgers – No. 12 – QB |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/7200 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719095151/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/7200/ |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |access-date=February 6, 2011 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> the son of Darla Leigh (née Pittman) and Edward Wesley Rodgers. His father is a Texas-born [[chiropractor]] who played football as an [[offensive lineman]] for the [[Chico State Wildcats]] from 1973 to 1976.<ref name="about1">{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Kimberly |date=October 15, 2018 |title=Ancestry of Aaron Rodgers |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/family-tree-of-aaron-rodgers-1421929 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211212214/http://genealogy.about.com/od/famous_family_trees/ss/aaron-rodgers.htm |archive-date=December 11, 2011 |access-date=May 10, 2012 |website=ThoughtCo.com}}</ref><ref name="Jackel2005">{{Cite web |last=Jackel |first=Pete |date=October 6, 2005 |title=Focus on Football: Rodgers preparing for his moment |url=http://www.journaltimes.com/sports/article_235efc6d-0241-5c9c-8d10-8b5e02ae4420.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127115346/http://www.journaltimes.com/sports/article_235efc6d-0241-5c9c-8d10-8b5e02ae4420.html |archive-date=January 27, 2011 |access-date=March 14, 2012 |website=RacineSportsZone.com |publisher=JournalTimes.com}}</ref> Rodgers is of English, Irish and German ancestry.<ref name=about1/> The family moved to [[Ukiah, California]], where he attended Oak Manor Elementary School.<ref name="FreeThrows">{{Cite news |date=January 3, 1993 |title='Free throws' are his forte |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/ukiah-daily-journal/1993-01-03/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201192340/https://newspaperarchive.com/browse/us/ca/ukiah/ukiah-daily-journal/ |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |access-date=March 14, 2012 |work=Ukiah Daily Journal|via=Newspaper Archive |page=1}}</ref> Edward Rodgers tossed a football with his sons Luke, Aaron and [[Jordan Rodgers]], and told them not to drink and not to party in college or they would limit themselves in sports like he did. Aaron took this advice to heart.<ref name=Jackel2005/> At the age of ten, he was featured on the front page of the ''[[Ukiah Daily Journal]]'' for his top performance at a local basketball [[free throw]] competition.<ref name=FreeThrows/>

Later, the family moved to [[Beaverton, Oregon]], where Rodgers attended Vose Elementary School and Whitford Middle School, and played baseball in the [[Raleigh Hills, Oregon|Raleigh Hills]] [[Little League]] at [[shortstop]], [[center fielder|center field]] and [[pitcher]].<ref name="Oregonian">{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2011 |title=Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has strong ties to Beaverton |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2011/02/green_bay_quarterback_aaron_rodgers_has_strong_ties_to_beaverton.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216014347/http://www.oregonlive.com/beaverton/index.ssf/2011/02/green_bay_quarterback_aaron_rodgers_has_strong_ties_to_beaverton.html |archive-date=February 16, 2011 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |website=[[The Oregonian]]}}</ref>

The Rodgers family returned to Chico in 1997, and Aaron attended [[Pleasant Valley High School (California)|Pleasant Valley High School]], starting for two years at [[quarterback]] and garnering 4,421 passing yards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davidson |first=Joe |date=September 5, 2019 |title=Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers donates 354 new helmets to California high schools |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/09/05/sports/sports-breaking/green-bay-packers-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-donates-354-new-helmets-to-california-high-schools/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925105424/https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/09/05/sports/sports-breaking/green-bay-packers-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-donates-354-new-helmets-to-california-high-schools/ |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=September 13, 2019 |website=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]]}}</ref> He set single-game records of six [[touchdown]]s and 440 [[all-purpose yards]]. Rodgers set a single-season school record with 2,466 total yards in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlton |first=Jimmy |date=April 26, 2018 |title=Of brains, Butte and baseball: How a tiny teenager became #Packers MVP Aaron Rodgers |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/packersaaronrodgersjourney |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=OnMilwaukee}}</ref> He graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in spring 2002, after scoring 1310 in the [[SAT]] and with an A− average.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#12 Aaron Rodgers |url=http://gnb.scout.com/a.z?s=61&p=8&c=1&nid=2983568 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716022313/http://gnb.scout.com/a.z?s=61&p=8&c=1&nid=2983568 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=February 6, 2011 |website=Packer Report |publisher=Scout with FoxSports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 20, 2002 |title=JC Quarterback Commits to Cal, Butte's Rodgers Could Join the Competition to Replace Boller Next Year |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CC&s_site=contracostatimes&p_multi=CC&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1064A22FC0F69599&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113165752/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CC&s_site=contracostatimes&p_multi=CC&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1064A22FC0F69599&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |archive-date=November 13, 2018 |access-date=May 11, 2012 |work=Contra Costa Times |location=Walnut Creek, California|via=NewsBank |quote=[He] scored 1310 on the SAT, so Cal's academic reputation was important to him.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Crouse |first=Karen |date=January 31, 2011 |title=Packers' Rodgers Has Deep Roots in Chico |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/sports/football/31rodgers.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426170034/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/sports/football/31rodgers.html |archive-date=April 26, 2019 |access-date=December 5, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |page=D1 |quote=Despite his athletic prowess, an A-minus average and an SAT score of 1310, Rodgers did not receive an NCAA Division I scholarship offer coming out of high school.}}</ref>