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Aaron Rodgers Reveals His Long Hair Is for Mysterious Halloween Costume

Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers's offseason include a wave of trade and retirement rumors along with speculation about his future as Jeopardy! host. It also apparently did not include haircuts.

Rodgers has sported a long-hair look to start the season, and on Tuesday he revealed the reason why. Speaking on the Pat McAfee Show podcast, Rodgers said he's growing out the lettuce in preparation for a Halloween costume, though he declined to provide further details.

“I have a month-ish until Halloween, and this [hair] has been a year in the making for my costume,” Rodgers said, adding that the person he's dressing as is a, "hero of mine who has long-ish hair.