Danica Patrick is a proud fan of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.

Her father, TJ, has been a Bears fan for over 50 years.

The Bears heated rivals, of course, are the Green Bay Packers. It’s the longest-running rivalry in the National Football League and generally, Bears fans hate the Packers and vice versa.

But last year, Patrick began dating Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and instantly became one of the glamour couples in sports and pop culture.

So, how does that change the dynamic of the Patricks and their loyalty to the Monsters of the Midway?

“I’m still a Bears fan,” TJ Patrick told Autoweek. “I’m always going to be a Bears fan. I can’t be a Packers fan. Danica is still a Bears fan, but that doesn’t mean she can’t be an Aaron Rodgers fan.”

When Danica brought Rodgers over to meet her parents, TJ had a ploy in mind.

“Actually, the first time we met him I told the kids I was going to wear my Brian Urlacher jersey and tackle him,” TJ recalled to Autoweek, referring to the Bears linebacker who was a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection. “I couldn’t find it. He walked in and asked, ‘Where is your jersey?’ I told him I couldn’t find it. He said, ‘I would respect you a lot more if you had it on.’

“He’s good about it. He knows. He is very intelligent and still has a sense a humor.”

Since they started dating, Rodgers has been a loyal supporter of his race-driving girlfriend. He attended the 2018 Daytona 500 and sat on the team’s pit box to watch the final race of her NASCAR career. Rodgers is expected to do the same at the 102nd Indianapolis 500 on May 27. That will be the final race of her career.

But once the NFL season kicks off in September, the Bears open the season against the Packers on Sunday Night Football on September 9.

Will Danica remain loyal to her favorite football team and cheer for the Bears, or will love win out and will she cheer for her boyfriend?

“I don’t know, that’s a good question,” her father said. “We’ll have to wait and see, won’t we?”

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