On Sunday, Aaron Rodgers will play what could be the final game of his NFL career. If the Pittsburgh Steelers win their regular-season finale, they’ll clinch a playoff spot, giving Rodgers a chance to fight another day. If they lose to the Baltimore Ravens, however, the Ravens will take their postseason berth and end their season.
Rodgers’ career could be over as well, seeing as how he just turned 42 and is on a one-year deal. While he’s played pretty well this season, he’s also not the same player he used to be and doesn’t have anything left to prove.
While some are speculating that Rodgers will try to return next year, regardless of what happens, sports personality Chris Broussard thinks he should retire.
“It’s just time. He won’t go out as a champion, he won’t even go out as a playoff quarterback. But he did not tarnish his legacy,” Broussard said on Wednesday’s episode of “First Things First.” “He didn’t have the first losing season of Mike Tomlin’s career. His numbers are okay.”
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At this stage of his career, Rodgers simply isn’t a Super Bowl-caliber quarterback anymore. He can keep a team competitive and is still good enough to win some games, but he’s not good enough to elevate a roster and win a championship.
Accordingly, this would be a good time for Rodgers to hang it up. It’s a good note to end on, keeping the Steelers relevant and bouncing back from his disastrous season with the New York Jets. He’d be able to leave on his own terms, not at the peak of his powers but not a shell of his former self, either.
Time will tell what Rodgers decides. In the meantime, he has a game to win on Sunday.
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