Aaron Rodgers said Tuesday that his long-term health will be a major consideration in his retirement decision.
‘I still love the game’: Aaron Rodgers on why he decided to come back this season
Aaron Rodgers told Mackenzie Salmon that he seriously contemplated retirement this past offseason but his passion for the game was the reason he chose to come back for year 17.Over the last year, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has not shied away from public comments about life after the NFL.retirement this offseason, even though the Packers clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC and Rodgers is the presumptive favorite to win his fourth NFL MVP award, which would be his second in a row.
"I've given a lot of my life to this game," Rodgers said on the show."I didn't start playing until eighth grade and obviously played four years in high school, played three years in college, now in my 17th . At some point, the ride stops and you got to get off. You want to, I think, still be able to play, still be able to walk, be able to have cognitive brain function when you're done playing — those are important.
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