May 20 (Reuters) – Four-times NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers will retire after the 2026 season, drawing a curtain on a glittering 22-year career, he said on Wednesday.
The 42-year-old quarterback inked a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers this week that reunited him with coach Mike McCarthy. Rodgers played 13 seasons under McCarthy with the Green Bay Packers, winning the Super Bowl in 2011.
“Yes. This is it,” Rodgers, who is fourth on the NFL’s all-time passing touchdowns list with 527, told a press conference.
The future Hall of Famer told reporters that McCarthy’s hiring in January played a role in his decision to come back to Pittsburgh for a second season.
“I thought that was probably it for me in Pittsburgh,” Rodgers said. “But when the decision was made to hire Mike, I started opening my mind back up to coming back.”
(Reporting by Nicole Fernandes in Toronto, editing by Ed Osmond)
