Aaron Rodgers doubles down on retirement plans at Steelers training camp: 'This is it'

If you didn't judge Aaron Rodgers erstwhile helium archetypal said this would beryllium his last season, possibly present it volition descend in.

Rodgers, who re-signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason and said that his 22nd NFL play volition beryllium his last, reiterated his tendency to discontinue astatine grooming campy connected Monday.

"This is it," the 42-year-old told media members astatine a property conference.

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Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers listens to caput manager Mike McCarthy during NFL signifier successful Pittsburgh connected May 20, 2026. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

The thought of status has hovered astir Rodgers for rather immoderate clip now, including this offseason, erstwhile the Steelers, and the remainder of the NFL, for that matter, waited patiently to spot if this was so the extremity of his career.

The Steelers, meanwhile, hired Mike McCarthy arsenic their adjacent caput manager aft parting ways with longtime sideline person Mike Tomlin. McCarthy and Rodgers person the evident rapport of winning unneurotic arsenic Green Bay Packers. They spent 15 seasons astatine Lambeau Field.

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Rodgers admitted McCarthy’s hiring was a cardinal portion of him wanting to thrust retired 1 much play into the sunset.

"I thought past twelvemonth mightiness beryllium it and past Mike got hired, and past talked to the woman and she said, ‘You tin bash 1 much year. See if it works out.’ And past it kinda each came together," helium said.

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers listens to a question during a quality league aft an NFL shot crippled against the Miami Dolphins successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania connected Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

When 1 newsman brought up that Rodgers' apical receiver, DK Metcalf, had said players often assertion it's their past play lone to return, Rodgers doubled down.

"No, zero debate," helium responded.

Rodgers said the aforesaid happening successful May during a property league aft signing his one-year pact with the Steelers, which helium joined aft a lowly tenure with the New York Jets.

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers looks connected aft being sacked during the archetypal fractional of the NFL Wild Card crippled against the Houston Texans astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Jan. 12, 2026. (Michael Longo/For USA Today Network-PA / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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In his archetypal play with the Steelers successful 2025, Rodgers went 10-6, throwing for 3,322 yards with a 65.7% completion complaint and 24 touchdowns with 7 interceptions.

The Steelers besides bolstered its discourtesy this season, adding seasoned wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. successful a commercialized with the Indianapolis Colts. They besides signed Rico Dowdle to enactment with Jaylen Warren successful the backfield aft Kenneth Gainwell, who Rodgers loved to dump the shot to, landed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason.

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