{"id":794544,"date":"2026-03-05T20:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794544\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:39:15","slug":"aaron-rodgers-discards-career-option-as-retirement-rumors-loom-after-no-talks-with-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794544\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers discards career option as retirement rumors loom after no talks with Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" title=\"NFL\">NFL<\/a> offseason, another Aaron Rodgers saga. This time, there\u2019s not been a darkness retreat, or an ayahuasca trip, however, the Pittsburgh Steelers are still waiting on the quarterback to see if he will come back or not. Reports say talks are stagnant right now.<\/p>\n<p>However, the future Hall-of-Famer discarded one of the roads many former players take after they call it quits. Speaking on the Pat McAfee Show, <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/aaron-rodgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" title=\"Rodgers\">Rodgers<\/a> said \u201cWhen this is done, it\u2019s Keyser Soze, and you won\u2019t see me. You won\u2019t see me. I\u2019m not doing TV\u2026 I\u2019m not gonna be out and about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes after an Andrew Marchand report on The Athletic that said Rodgers was a wild card to join the cast of NBC\u2019s Football Night. Rodgers was quick to dismiss that notion. Mike Florio of NBC Sports also has an interesting theory on the QB\u2019s future. \u201cIf Rodgers will disappear when he\u2019s done playing and he hasn\u2019t yet disappeared, he\u2019s not done playing,\u201d Florio wrote. So, should the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/pittsburgh-steelers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" title=\"Steelers\">Steelers<\/a> be happy that he is appearing on a TV show?<\/p>\n<p>    Rodgers was a natural on TV <\/p>\n<p>Not only has Rodgers appeared plenty of times on the Pat McAfee Show, leaving endless quotes and spotlight-grabbing moments, but he also appeared as a guest host of the show Jeopardy! in 2021. Needless to say, everyone tuned in and Rodgers was actually great at it.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rodgers wants to vanish and never be seen again. One would assume he would still get plenty of offers \u2014and lucrative ones\u2014 to appear on TV. Rodgers always plays the nonchalant card, yet he still loves the spotlight, so when he call it quits, it\u2019s time to see if he actually goes through with living an anonymous life.<\/p>\n<p>  The Steelers might need an answer soon enough <\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/mike-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" title=\"Mike McCarthy\">Mike McCarthy<\/a> ready to get going with the Steelers, not having certainty on the QB position is clearly not ideal. Hence, it\u2019s time for the conversations to ramp up, as being stagnant helps no party.<\/p>\n<p>SURVEY Will Aaron Rodgers play for the Steelers in 2026?<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-poll__title-wrapper__question-xs jsx-3883365378\">Will Aaron Rodgers play for the Steelers in 2026?<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-poll__vote-counter article-poll__vote-counter-69a9dc9da1c616357c3f8e0a jsx-3883365378\">already voted 2 fans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another NFL offseason, another Aaron Rodgers saga. 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