Aaron Rodgers says he’s ‘not ready’ to decide if he’ll play in 2023, addresses chances of leaving Packers

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is unlike his Hall of Fame predecessor Brett Favre in a number of ways, including how he’s going about his decision to continue his NFL career. Favre notoriously unretired twice — after the 2007 season and after the 2008 season — before finally calling it quits for good after his body couldn’t take the punishment anymore following the 2010 season. Rodgers has said in years past that he was going to retire once and then disappear from the game of football.

The four-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl XLV MVP took a few months last offseason to figure out what he wanted to do before deciding to play and signing a three-year, $150 million extension last March with the Packers. This offseason, it appears Rodgers is sticking to the same game plan: take a few months and be fully committed to a decision. During the “Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday, Rodgers said he is “not mentally or emotionally at that point to give one” when asked where he’s at in his decision process.

The quarterback said he “had all the conversations we wanted to have about football” when asked how his end-of-season exit interviews went with head coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst. Rodgers clarified that Green Bay isn’t “pressing for any type of specific answer” at the moment. 

 “I think you have a feeling the way you’re leaning,” the 10-time Pro Bowl quarterback said. After taking some time, Rodgers said it comes down to intuition and when ready, he’ll “either be all-in or I’m out.”    

However, Rodgers then revealed some specifics about what he’s looking for should he return to the gridiron. 

“Like I said during the season, it’s got to be both sides actually wanting to work together moving forward, and I think there’s more conversations to be had,” Rodgers said. “I think no player wants to be part of any type of rebuild. Re-loads are fun. If there’s a rebuild going on, I won’t be a part of it.”