Aaron Rodgers has indicated the 2024 season could be his last in the NFL as he prepares for his long-awaited return from injury.
The 40-year-old Rodgers is preparing for what he hopes will be his first full season with the New York Jets after last year’s injury nightmare.
Just four snaps into his long-awaited debut for the Jets, the Hall of Fame quarterback tore his Achilles tendon and was forced to watch the rest of the season from the sidelines.
After a surprisingly quick recovery and being able to train again just 11 weeks after surgery, he is now fit again and ready to go for his second attempt in New York.
Yet as he looks ahead to the new season, Rodgers has already hinted that it could be his last. Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast, despite outlining his original plan to win two Super Bowls with the Jets and then retire.
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has hinted that the 2024 season could be his last in the NFL
“I don’t know, I’m not sure,” he said when asked how many more years he has left in the NFL. “This one, definitely.”
“I wanted to do two right so we had a chance to stop a Jet and win two Super Bowls.”
Rodgers sparked controversy earlier this summer when he failed to show up for the Jets’ three-day minicamp. The four-time MVP’s absence was not approved by coach Robert Saleh.
Ny Breaking.com later revealed that the New York hierarchy were furious about the situation and were considering ‘tightening the reins a bit’ in the near future.
Last week, Rodgers confirmed he was in Egypt after skipping mandatory minicamp after participating in voluntary OTAs, describing his trip as “beautiful.”
However, he blames the outrage over his absence on the “misleading” language used to describe training camps.
Rodgers also blamed the controversy over his unexcused absence from the Jets on “misleading” language
‘Now it’s not a mini camp, they can randomly choose a [mandatory] “They can put the OTAs on any week they want,” Rodgers said of the controversy.
This is the “minicamp week,” which makes it more mandatory than other weeks, but it is an OTA schedule.
“So words can be a little misleading. They can make a story about how I missed minicamp, when it was actually two OTA days. I got in the top 10.”