Mallory Edens, who is representing the Milwaukee Bucks at the NBA Draft Lottery, is no stranger to the spotlight, including previously being linked to NFL star quarterback Aaron Rodgers in dating rumors. The two are clearly no longer an item as Rodgers is now married to a mystery woman known only as Brittani.
Prior to Rodgers’ recent marriage, the quarterback was briefly linked romantically to Edens, even though the two never confirmed the rumors. Rodgers and Edens were simply spotted attending various events together in 2023, such as Milwaukee Bucks games and an Ed Sheeran concert.
The Mirror’s Charlie Wilson reported in August 2023, that Edens and Rodgers were dating for nearly one year.
“The daughter of billionaire Milwaukee Bucks owner Wes Edens, who also owns English Premier League club Aston Villa, Mallory has reportedly been dating Rodgers for almost a year now after first being spotted together last December,” Wilson wrote in an August 29, 2023, story titled, “Aaron Rodgers watched by rumored girlfriend in first New York Jets game.”
“… The two were together at an Ed Sheeran concert earlier this summer, and had also been seen at a few Bucks games last season.”
Here’s what you need to know about Edens and Rodgers.
Mallory Edens Went Viral for Trolling Drake While Sitting Next to Aaron Rodgers at a Bucks Game
While Rodgers is now married, it is unclear if Edens currently has a boyfriend. Edens’ popular Instagram page is mostly dedicated to posts about her business ventures as well as modeling photos.
Fans may remember an odd intersection of pop culture in 2019 which featured Edens, Rodgers and Drake. Edens appears to troll Drake during the 2019 NBA playoff series between the Bucks and Toronto Raptors.
Drake is a major Raptors fan and has a role with the franchise. Edens wore a shirt featuring the rapper Pusha T, who was feuding with Drake at the time, while sitting next to Rodgers during the Raptors-Bucks game.
Mallory Edens Labeled Aaron Rodgers as a Friend of Her Dad Prior to Dating Rumors
GettyAaron Rodgers and Mallory Edens watch Game Two of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls at Fiserv Forum on April 20, 2022 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
During the playoff series, Edens went viral for sitting next to Rodgers while trolling Drake at the same time. During a November 2019, interview with ESPN, Edens reflected on the viral moment and labeled Rodgers a friend of her dad, Wes Edens.
“I guess like I forgot that I was sitting courtside,” Edens explained at the time. “So I didn’t really think anyone would notice (the shirt). I thought a few people would see it and be like, ‘Oh, LOL (laugh out loud).’
“…He sits next to us at so many games. He and my dad are friends. … Like, I just forgot (I was sitting courtside).”
Mallory Edens Labeled the Reaction to NBA Draft Lottery Moment as ‘So Harmful’
In addition to being a model, Edens runs a media company called Little Ray Media. During a December 2025 interview with the “Unlike Me” podcast, Edens reflected on some of the negative comments she received after representing the Bucks at the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery.
“I actually think people actually don’t know that much about me and I think that the biggest misconception — is just that they don’t know that much about me,” Edens noted, per New York Post.
“I went really viral on the internet at a really young age and it put me in this place where I felt so protective of myself because the things people were saying online about me at that time felt so harmful.”
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