GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The signs were everywhere that Sunday night was it for Aaron Rodgers: He walked off Lambeau Field with his arm around best buddy Randall Cobb, he didn't want to give away his game-worn jersey and he fought back his emotions in the final moments of his postgame session with reporters.
Before anyone drafts retirement papers or a trade agreement, consider the other indicators that came after the Green Bay Packers' season-ending 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions: He did and said some of the same things after the Packers' exit from the playoffs last season.