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Aaron Rodgers acknowledges he's getting closer to the end of his profession, however that does not imply he is wanting to retire in the future.
Appearing on the Check out It Podcast with Eddie Bravo (h/t CBS Sports' John Breech), Rodgers stated he's “confident” about having the ability to play “2 or 3 or 4 more years” in the NFL.
The four-time NFL MVP did acknowledge he requires “to have some good luck” for that to occur.
Rodgers will sign up with a choose list of quarterbacks who have actually begun a video game after turning 40 years of ages when he makes his very first start for the New York Jets next season. There have actually just been 15 gamers in league history who have actually ever done that.
Tom Brady is the most current quarterback to achieve the accomplishment. He was 45 years of ages throughout his last NFL season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2022.
Rodgers will be doing it coming off a burst Achilles he suffered on the Jets' opening belongings of the 2023 routine season. He was trying to return late in the year, even going back to practice in November, before New York fell out of playoff contention.
Throughout a look on The Pat McAfee Show in December, Rodgers stated he anticipates to play 2 more seasons.
If Rodgers might make it through 4 more seasons, it would take him through 2027 and his age-44 project. It would likewise offer him 23 years in the NFL, which would match Brady's period in the league.
The Jets have Rodgers under agreement through the 2025 season. In 2015 marked the very first time he's missed out on several video games in a season considering that a fractured collarbone restricted him to 7 video games in 2017.
