Aaron Rodgers is focused on Sunday night. Beat the Baltimore Ravens and Rodgers is guaranteed at least one more game with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But if the season comes to a close this weekend, Rodgers will have his future to think about. Not committing to any 2026 path, Rodgers acknowledged he\u2019s set to hit free agency. And potentially with more suitors than he had a year ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever the season ends, I\u2019ll be a free agent. There will be options, I would think,\u201d he said via 93.7 The Fan Wednesday afternoon.<\/a> \u201cMaybe one or two if I decide I still want to play.\u201d<\/p>\n While not explicitly naming them, Rodgers is seemingly hinting at the Minnesota Vikings. A team that opted against pursuing him in the 2025 offseason. Instead, the team remained committed to J.J. McCarthy, its first-round pick who missed his rookie year due to injury. Reports indicated Rodgers would sign with Minnesota<\/a> if the franchise offered. But Pittsburgh was his only option to keep playing and he signed with the Steelers in early June after a three-month wait.<\/p>\n Rodgers\u2019 season has largely surpassed expectations. He\u2019s played well and found more success than in his difficult 2024 with the New York Jets. McCarthy\u2019s, meanwhile, has been a bumpier ride. While he\u2019s flashed talent, his play has been inconsistent and he\u2019s thrown more interceptions (12) than touchdown passes (11) while completing well under 60 percent of his throws. Injuries have also been a recurring problem. McCarthy\u2019s has played in just nine games this season, missing seven others with his status for Sunday\u2019s finale unclear.<\/a><\/p>\n Could Minnesota show interest in Rodgers for 2026? It seems possible. McCarthy did nothing to cement his status as the Vikings\u2019 starter moving forward. The quarterback class is weak in free agency and the draft. Kyler Murray and Tua Tagovailoa are possible cut\/trade candidates but had terrible seasons and are at the low points of their career. There may only be one first-round quarterback selected, Indiana\u2019s Fernando Mendoza, if Oregon\u2019s Dante Moore and Alabama\u2019s Ty Simpson don\u2019t declare.<\/p>\n While Rodgers comments will draw headlines, he also spent just as much time praising his current team.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed this experience and everybody in Pittsburgh has been fantastic to me on and off the field,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s really what I was hoping for this experience. It\u2019s been even better than I was hoping.\u201d<\/p>\n Rodgers seems to be enjoying his time and having fun again, something he did little of in two failed seasons with New York. A return to Pittsburgh is possible. But Rodgers is always one to keep an open mind and carefully weigh his next decision. One which begins by deciding whether or not to continue playing. If he aims to lace up his cleats in 2026, the next question will be who he does it for.<\/p>\n