NEW YORK -- After contemplating his future for several days, Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday he plans to play in 2023 and is hopeful it will be with the Jets.
Rodgers, a four-time NFL MVP and a Super Bowl champion, went on the Pat McAfee Show on YouTube on Wednesday and told his side of a story that has gripped the NFL for a week.
The 39-year-old said he went into a self-imposed exile after the regular season -- "into the darkness," as he put it -- to decide if he was ready to retire after 18 years in the NFL, all with the Green Bay Packers, or perhaps come back and play again, either for the Packers or for a new team.