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Golden Globe winner Jodie Foster explains why she name-dropped Aaron Rodgers in acceptance speech

On Sunday, Jodie Foster won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, for her performance in The Mauritanian.

And during her acceptance speech, viewers may have been surprised by one of the people she thanked, Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers.

The mention stretches back to a similar occurrence from Rodgers, who thanked Foster in his NFL MVP acceptance speech, and who recently announced his engagement to Mauritanian co-star Shailene Woodley.

In a backstage interview following her win, Foster told Yahoo Entertainment, “I decided that not only am I a huge Packers fan, but I am a MVP.