Aaron Rodgers admitted that Sunday's game could be the last time he plays in the NFL.
Rodgers was asked by reporters if New York JetsThe season finale against the Miami Dolphins could be the last of his career on Wednesday.
“Yeah, sure,” replied Rodgers.
Rodgers hasn't made a final decision, but says he will before the start of free agency in March. Rodgers is under contract with the Jets for next season, and is set to earn $23 million. However, the Jets are also slated to hire a new coach and general manager during the offseason after Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas, the administration that brought Rodgers to New York, were fired in the middle of the season.
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“I'm ready to go with the situation,” Rodgers admitted of the challenges of Sunday's game. “I think there's going to be a change here, and if I'm (not) part of the change, then I want to make sure everyone knows that I have nothing but gratitude for my time here.”
He also said he expects the new coach and general manager in charge to make a quick decision about his future with the team.
“I don't think we'll get that far,” Rodgers said. “There's going to be a regime change here, at least with GM. Whatever they end up doing, I'm sure I'll get a call or a conversation and go from there.”
Rodgers missed most of his first season with the Jets last season after suffering a season-ending Achilles injury in the Jets' Week 1 game against the Buffalo Bills. This year, despite a full season of health from Rodgers, the Jets went 4-12.
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks down the field during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in East Rutherford, NJ, Monday, Oct. 14. 2024. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
“I'm sad about this process and I'm a team, but I'm very grateful for this opportunity. If I feel good to come back and they want to run again in this, it would be good, but if that's right. we don't know the situation we're in.”
The offseason is also taking its toll on Rodgers. After his four sacks against the Buffalo Bills last Sunday, he became the most sacked quarterback in NFL history. He has been sacked 568 times in 247 career games – three more than Tom Brady, who was sacked 565 times in his career. Russell Wilson is right there with 556 sacks.
The Jets quarterback has been sacked 37 times this season. He led the league in sacks twice during his career – both with the Green Bay Packers.
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Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets smiles after defeating the New England Patriots in a game at MetLife Stadium on September 19, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
However, Rodgers considers his last two years in New York to be the best of his life.
“I mean gratitude, honestly. It's been the best two years of my life,” said Rodgers. “That's a change in perspective that happened sometime during the rehab process last year. Just the joy, getting back to the love of the game, getting to know these guys here, getting to know the great men and women who are working Here. It is clear that the field had expectations, there is no doubt that this game is about relationships.
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