Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he doesn’t completely understand the idea of retiring with one team but is open to the idea if the Green Bay Packers ask him when he’s done playing pro football.
In the past, retiring players have returned to officially retire as a member of that team. For example, long-time kicker Mason Crosby retired as a member of the Packers in March.
While it doesn’t sound like Rodgers — who played 18 seasons in Green Bay — would open the dialogue, he’s willing to entertain the idea if the Packers ask.
“I’m not sure yet. If they approached me, I probably would,” Rodgers said, via a live taping of the YNK Podcast in Austin, Texas.
Rodgers, 41, is currently a free agent, although it is widely believed he’ll play the 2025 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers — so any retirement from the game might be at least another year off. The future Pro Football Hall of Famer played the last two seasons with the New York Jets, who completed a trade for Rodgers from the Packers in 2023.
Rodgers, who is from California, mentioned growing up as a San Francisco 49ers fan and understanding how “cool” it was to see legendary players like Jerry Rice come back to the team to retire. But he also knows a symbolic retirement with the Packers isn’t exactly required — he’ll eventually go into the team’s Hall of Fame and could have his No. 12 retired, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame awaits once he’s retired for five years.
And a one-day celebration of his accomplishments with the Packers and in football won’t change how he feels about the Packers.
“There’s a lot of love for me and how I feel about the team,” Rodgers said.
Rodgers, a 2005 first-round pick of the Packers, made 10 Pro Bowls and was named the NFL’s MVP four times while in Green Bay. He also led the Packers to a win in Super Bowl XLV and was named to the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade Team. His 18 seasons and 475 passing touchdowns with the Packers are both team records.
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