The great Aaron Rodgers may have to play against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night, but when all is said he done, even he admitted he’ll always be part of the Packers organization.
Now that he is about two-and-a-half years out of Green Bay, Rodgers reflected on his time there and announced he would retire as a member of the Packers when his playing career comes to a close.
Rodgers, of course, started his Hall of Fame career with the Packers after they selected him 24th overall from California-Berkeley in the 2005 NFL Draft. He, of course, played his first 18 seasons with the Packers, winning four MVP awards and was the MVP of Super Bowl XLV — his lone championship to date, which came against his current team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Rodgers will face off against the Packers for the first time in his career Sunday night, when the first-place Steelers (4-2) will host Green Bay (4-1-1), which is also in first place atop the NFC North.
Aaron Rodgers’ Football Career ‘Will End One Day In Green Bay’
Rodgers surely didn’t have the rosy feelings about his former home when he left — after the Packers exiled him to the New York Jets when choosing quarterback Jordan Love to be their starter after the 2022 NFL season.
But bygones apparently are bygones, and Rodgers has had time to reflect on the special times he had in Green Bay. He said that is why he intends to retire with the Packers at some point in 2026 — since Rodgers has said this, his 21st season, will be his last.
“It was such a tight-knit group for so long, and I outlasted most of them,” Rodgers said. “That’s why I feel so good about my time [in Green Bay], because damn near everything great in my life is because of my football career, and my football career start[ed] and will end one day with Green Bay.
“So we got a lot of love for all of those memories and a lot of great friends that I still carry with me to this day.”
Aaron Rodgers Shared Memories Of His Time In Green Bay
Rodgers rehashed some of the general memories he has, including being on the road and pulling pranks with his former teammates during training camp at St Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin while playing for then-coach Mike McCarthy.
“We were always messing around [and] having a good time,” Rodgers said. “I mean some of the shenanigans and pranks that me and Brett Goode pulled on the rookies at at St. Norbert’s.
“It got so crazy, some of the pranks that they were pulling, that Mike at one point said ‘hey, cut that s— out’ because they were doing some wild stuff.”
Rodgers also recalled the plane rides where Packers players would wake each other up with flying pillows and blankets — that didn’t always hit the correct target.
“Guys were just like flinging the wrapped up blankets and rolling up the pillows [and throwing them] at people,” Rodgers said. “There were some of the media and [public relations] and community relations, they’d all be on the same plan as us, and they were catching strays on the plane sometimes.”
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