After two-plus decades of slinging the ball around for the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers
, it is exceedingly commonplace to ask about Aaron Rodgers' NFL future. The 42-year-old has accomplished everything as a professional football player, has made his money, and is certainly well past his prime playing days. It's only a matter of time before he hangs up his shoulder pads ... right?Rodgers agrees.
As you watch the veteran future Hall of Famer lead his Steelers against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night, know that Rodgers has already put a definitive timeline on the rest of his NFL playing days. The 2026 season will, in fact, be the 10-time Pro Bowler's last hurrah in the NFL. This is his "farewell" season, so to
speak.
And as he told Adam Schein at the start of September, Rodgers is already looking forward to the next phase of his life:
“I’m hopefully going to be supporting my pregnant wife because we’re going to start a family and I am not going to be making a lot of appearances or statements,” Rodgers told Schein. “And I’m looking forward to a life of quiet after 22 years in the pros and three in college and getting my body healed up and working on a family. That’s what I’m looking forward to.”
A realization has just dawned on me. This Browns matchup will also be the last Thursday game we ever see Rodgers play in, too. Huh. Talk about an odd and bittersweet milestone.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Is Aaron Rodgers finally retiring from the NFL?
