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Danica Patrick can only smile about Aaron Rodgers romance rumors

New year, new love for Danica Patrick?

The racing starlet, who split from longtime boyfriend Ricky Steinhouse Jr. in late 2017, has recently been linked to a fellow single athlete, Aaron Rodgers. When asked about the rumored romance by the Blast, Patrick, 35, kept quiet, but offered a smile on her way into a car in Manhattan.

Terez Owens first reported the soon-to-be retired driver was spotted dining with the Packers quarterback at his favorite Green Bay eatery after Christmas. A spy told the site Patrick and Rodgers played up the PDA and “were all over each other.”

Though Rodgers celebrated his 34th birthday with former gal pal Jessica Szohr in early December, the Packers stud hasn’t been linked to anybody long-term since calling it quits with his girlfriend of three years, Olivia Munn, last April.

The couple’s relationship was rocked by allegations that Munn was at the center of the Rodgers family feud.

“Aaron is the one that pulled away from the family, not the reverse,” an insider told Us Weekly last year. “When he got together with Olivia Munn, his family told him they didn’t trust her and thought she wasn’t with him for the right reasons. That made him furious, and he ended up choosing Olivia over his family.”

Despite the breakup with Munn, it appears Rodgers has yet to reconcile with his estranged kin.

“Aaron still hasn’t been in contact with his family,” an source told US Weekly in June. “His mom, Darla, has reached out to him multiple times in the last few months, but hasn’t heard back from him.”