“Time to Step Away”: Aaron Rodgers Lands a Big Zinger on His NFL Career

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers have a lot of thinking to do after their playoff dreams ended on Sunday night. The Detroit Lions avenged Aaron Rodgers’ insensitive comments by putting their season to an end with a 20-16 win at Lambeau Field. And A-Rod wants to take some time to think about his future in the NFL.

After the loss, the reigning back-to-back league MVP spoke to the press representatives. And understandably, the reporters had a few questions about Aaron Rodgers‘ plans to return to Wisconsin next year. However, despite thinking the wounds are too raw to make a decision right now, A-Rod didn’t vehemently disagree with any notions.

Aaron Rodgers has no problem stepping down from the throne in the North

When reporters asked if Aaron Rodgers sees the end of his 18 years Packers’ journey, the Super Bowl XLV MVP had an honest and reflective answer.

Aaron put the Packers on top of the priority list and said, “It’s a feeling. Do I feel I have anything left to prove to myself? Do I wanna go back and gear up for another grind? Or is it time? Is it time to step away? Is it time for another voice to be leading this team? Yeah, so I need to get away and contemplate those things.”

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However, Aaron doesn’t want to close the door on a return. “ But I could take some time and say h–l no need to get out there and go on another run,”

And the 4x MVP may have also left a subtle and ambiguous sign at the end of the Lions game.

A-Rod held on to his game shirt and refused to give it to another Lions player

After the 205 passing yards and 1 touchdown effort in the loss, Aaron Rodgers didn’t feel like taking his jersey off when Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams asked for it post-game. Aaron said, “I’m going to hold on to this one” to a disappointed Williams.

A-Rod explained his actions and said that it was a “special shirt” and that Jameson will get a different one over the mail pretty soon. However, that doesn’t explain the special factor of the shirt. Is it the Packers jersey from his final game at Lambeau?

Or is Rodgers going to look at it for inspiration every morning when he wakes up, for next season? The free agency in March will answer a lot of those questions.

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Besides, Aaron will not be the only one looking for an answer to his future this coming year. Veteran quarterbacks Tom Brady and Derek Carr will also be in the quarterback market. And things will probably get very exciting even after the playoff season ends.