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The adjacent logical mobility connected everyone's mind aft Aaron Rodgers agreed to return for different NFL play past week is: Would he proceed deciding year-to-year connected really agelong he'd play, aliases would this beryllium his last year?
Well, we person an reply from Rodgers himself.
"Yes," Rodgers told reporters connected Wednesday erstwhile asked if he's retiring aft this year.
"This is it, yeah."
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So, Rodgers intends to play for nan Pittsburgh Steelers successful what is his 22nd play and telephone it a profession aft that.
Now comes nan portion wherever immoderate group will deliberation this is simply a bully thing, a fitting extremity because Rodgers is 42-years-old and will beryllium 43 successful December, and evidently aged capable to cognize his ain mind and really overmuch he has near successful nan proverbial tank.
Some group will deliberation this is terrible, because what if he's really bully this season? What if he surprises himself? What are we going to do without Aaron Rodgers quarterbacksplaining to his teammates precisely really to tally nan plays they whitethorn aliases whitethorn not person practiced nan erstwhile week?
And immoderate people, well, won't judge a connection Rodgers is saying.
Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers looks connected aft being sacked during nan first half of nan NFL Wild Card crippled against nan Houston Texans astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Jan. 12, 2026. (Michael Longo/For USA Today Network-PA / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Because he's been known to alteration his mind before.
He's been known to play pinch words before.
He's been known to beryllium benignant of difficult to foretell some connected and disconnected nan field.
All of that is successful play.
But assuming Rodgers does so person a scheme to play 1 much play and past vanish into backstage life — arsenic he has promised he'd do successful nan past — it has to beryllium said that nary matter what happens this coming season, his bequest is pretty overmuch already written.
Aaron Rodgers is simply a Super Bowl champion and four-time NFL MVP. Only Peyton Manning, pinch 5 MVP awards, has won more.
And yes, Rodgers still has a chance to necktie him if he balls retired this season.
Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers looks to complete a walk during nan first 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Oct. 12, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)
Aaron Rodgers presently ranks:
- Fourth all-time successful passing touchdowns pinch 527.
- Fifth all-time successful passing yards pinch 66,274.
- And he is 11th all-time pinch conscionable complete 5,696 profession completions.
Only Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Manning person thrown much TD passes than Rodgers. Rodgers whitethorn eclipse Manning's TD people of 539 this play and decorativeness 3rd connected nan all-time list. Brady (649) and Brees (571) are apt retired of scope successful nan TD walk category.
Only Brady, Brees, Manning and Brett Favre person much profession passing yards than Rodgers, who has 66,275. He would person to person an improbable monster play to drawback Manning who vanished pinch 71,838 passing yards.
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The constituent is Rodgers has eye-popping statistic that put him among nan elite quarterbacks ever to play nan game. He is simply a definite early Hall of Famer.
Will he beryllium considered among nan all-time greats? That's different question.
That's not an reply that ever relies connected statistic but alternatively includes sentiment and number of Super Bowls won and really nan fickle media felt astir a player.
Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers audibles during nan 2nd half of an AFC Wild Card Round crippled against nan Houston Texans astatine Acrisure Stadium connected Jan. 12, 2026. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)
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The reasoning present is Rodgers won't attraction overmuch astir that.
He knows who he is, really he played, and apparently, erstwhile he's walking away.
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Armando Salguero is OutKick's Senior NFL Writer.
