Aaron Rodgers has been in the headlines again following open and frank comments about his post-football career.
Speaking after his victory in ‘The Match’, Rodgers admitted he thinks about retirement “all the time”. This led pundits to speculate on whether the upcoming NFL season could be the back-to-back reigning MVP’s last, despite signing a multi-year contract extension earlier in the offseason.
During his session with the local Green Bay media at minicamp, Rodgers offered up a telling quote on his NFL future.
Asked by Mike Spofford of Packers.com whether a decision on retirement could only be made once a season is over, or whether Rodgers could see himself announcing his retirement in advance, he said:
“I don’t think it’s fair to the mental state at the end of a season.