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DALLAS, TX – FEBRUARY 07: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers poses with the MVP trophy after speaking to the media during a press conference at Super Bowl XLV Media Center on February 7, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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DALLAS, TX – FEBRUARY 07: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers poses with the MVP trophy after speaking to the media during a press conference at Super Bowl XLV Media Center on February 7, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
The only things constant in one’s life are change, evolution, and growth. That is exactly what the Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, has gone through since his arrival in the NFL during the 2005 NFL Draft. Now, ahead of the 2022 NFL season, the future Hall of Fame QB unapologetically expressed his various opinions about several topics and dropped a massive hint about his future on the football field.
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The Packers No. 12 said, “I think I have a better perspective about life now than I did as a 21-year-old and I have more of an appreciation and gratitude for still doing it…others you know have created this idea of what I am and what I’m about.”
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 02: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers walks off the field after the Packers defeated the Minnesota Vikings 37-10 to win the game at Lambeau Field on January 02, 2022 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
However, he acknowledged one thing, i.e. his time as an NFL quarterback is nearing a close sooner rather than later. Rodgers said, “I do realize deep down, this chapter in my life’s coming to a close soon.”
Aaron Rodgers has had a tremendous career and could retire with no regrets
Aaron Rodgers, who will turn 39 in December, is heading for his 18th season with the Green Bay Packers. In the previous season, the Super Bowl XLV MVP earned his fourth regular season MVP by racking up over 4,000 passing yards. Having had such a decorated career, he could call it a day and have no regrets.
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While his form hasn’t diminished, he has done things differently off the field. Rodgers appeared on the Pat McAfee show and made several other media appearances, something that was out of his comfort zone. The Packers QB wants his friends to see a different side to himself, but he does not wish to be somebody he is not.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 09: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers warms up prior to a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on January 09, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
For him, playing as a 21-year-old is different from playing as a 38-year-old. Aaron Rodgers is the second oldest quarterback in the game, behind just Tom Brady. However, in no way does he plan to play for as long as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB.
Could that change if his form remains at its peak?
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