Aaron Rodgers gives update on NFL future: 'I'm going to take some time'

Aaron Rodgers gave an update on when he’ll decide on his future in the NFL. While appearing on The Pat McAfee Show on Thursday, Rodgers said he’ll decide on what he’ll do when the New York Jets find a new head coach and general manager.

“I told them I’m going to take some time,” Rodgers said. “They haven’t made a decision on a GM or a coach yet. Once that happens, that will take us to the next step which is a conversation I’m assuming with whoever that individual is. But this is a time where I’m taking time for my body and my mind to clear things.”

Rodgers finished his 20th NFL season and has put together a Hall of Fame career. The veteran quarterback has thrown for over 62,000 yards with 503 touchdowns and won four MVP awards and a Super Bowl title with the Green Bay Packers.

In 2023, the Packers traded Rodgers to the Jets, but Rodgers missed nearly all of the 2023 season due to a torn Achilles. He returned in 2024 and led the Jets to a 5-12 record despite throwing for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns.

Brett Favre wants Aaron Rodgers to keep playing

After the 2024 season finale, Rodgers reflected on his two years with the Jets. “I would have a big hole inside me that only this, these two years, could have filled,” Rodgers said, per the Jets’ official website. “So when I say these have been the best two years of my life, I don’t just mean those relationships off the field. There’s been a lot of really special things that have happened. But if I hadn’t come to New York, these relationships that are really important to me, many of which are going to last for a long, long time, never would have happened, and I would have really missed out on meeting some really special people.”

When Rodgers began his career as an NFL QB, he was the backup for Hall of Famer Brett Favre. While speaking with TMZ Sports, Favre said Rodgers should return to football in 2025.

“If you want to play, if there’s anything in your gut that’s telling you, man, I think I could go one more year then I would say do it,” Favre told TMZ, via Pro Football Talk. “Because you can’t go back. Once you leave, that’s it. You move on. If there’s any little inkling in him that he wants to play and prove that he can still do it at a high level I would say do it.”