Julia Nicoll and her 11-year-old son, Peter, were admiring the holiday decorations in Chicago earlier this month when they noticed Aaron Rodgers standing near them. What happened next was something neither expected.
In an interview with Kendra Meinert of USA Today, Nicoll said she and Peter, who are Bears fans, spoke briefly with the Green Bay Packers quarterback and snapped a photo before continuing on their way. Rodgers wasn't ready to end their chat, though, and eventually caught up with them.
"He just started talking to us again like we were all neighbors and friends. We walked with him again for the next 15 minutes, 20 minutes to Michigan Avenue," Nicoll said. "The thing for me that really stood out as so awesome was he asked us questions. I would say he asked us more questions than I asked him, because I didn't want to be nosy and because I didn't want to invade his privacy.
"He was asking me questions that most people would think, 'Why would Aaron Rodgers care?' It was so amazing. It was really something, I have to say. It still is. I told so many people. We just couldn't believe it, my son and I."
The Nicolls may have a hard time rooting against Rodgers the next time he faces the Bears.
(Photo courtesy: USA Today)
- With h/t to Sports Illustrated
