Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets quarterback, has hinted that the upcoming 2024 season might be his last in the National Football League (NFL). This comes as he prepares to make his highly anticipated return from an injury that sidelined him last year.
Rodgers, 40, is gearing up for what he hopes will be his first full campaign with the Jets, after an injury-marred debut last year. The Hall of Fame quarterback suffered an Achilles tendon tear just four snaps into his Jets debut, forcing him to watch from the sidelines for the rest of the season.
After making a remarkable recovery – returning to practice just 11 weeks after surgery – Rodgers is now fit and ready to go ahead of his second season in New York. However, as he looks ahead to the new season, Rodgers has hinted at the possibility of it being his last, despite initially planning to win two Super Bowls with the Jets and 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,’ Rodgers said when asked how many more years he has left in the NFL. ‘This one for sure. I wanted to do two good ones to give us a chance to retire a Jet and win two Super Bowls.’
Rodgers sparked controversy earlier this summer after he failed to show up for all three days of the Jets’ minicamp, with the four-time MVP’s absence not approved by coach Robert Saleh. The New York hierarchy was left furious with the situation and were considering ‘tightening his leash’ for the foreseeable future.
Last week, Rodgers confirmed that he was in Egypt when he skipped the mandatory minicamp after participating in voluntary OTAs, describing his trip as ‘beautiful’. However, he blames the outrage over his absence on the ‘deceiving’ language used to describe training camps.
Rodgers also blamed the controversy over his unexcused Jets absence on ‘deceiving’ language
‘Now it’s not minicamp, they can arbitrarily put a [mandatory] tag on whatever week of OTAs that they want,’ Rodgers said about the controversy. ‘This is the “minicamp week,” which makes it more mandatory than other weeks, but it’s an OTAs schedule. That’s how words can be a little deceiving. They can make a story about how I missed minicamp when it was really two OTA days. I came to the first 10.’
