Pete Dougherty's speculation on how long Rogers continues to play:
https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/dougherty/2022/09/23/how-long-aaron-rodgers-lead-packers-heres-one-prediction/8076514001/ (via Packer News through MJS
Some of the highlights from the article:
GREEN BAY – Here’s a prediction about Aaron Rodgers: He’ll be the Green Bay Packers’ quarterback through 2024.
He’s in fact professed to at least considering retirement each of the past two years. (Count me skeptical he’d have ever followed through).
No matter, Rodgers turns 39 in December. If he plays this year plus two more, he’ll have accomplished one of his oft-stated goals, that is, playing into his early 40s. There’s also not much indication he desires to grind on for any longer than that, even if his body (and NFL rules protecting quarterbacks) might allow him to.
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So why predict he’ll play three more years?
Aaron Rodgers signed a lucrative contract last March
A couple of reasons, starting with the contract he signed with the Packers last March. It has all the looks of a three-year deal even though it runs through 2026.
The first three years, for instance, have huge bonuses: $40.8 million this year, $58.3 million in ’23 and $47 million in ’24. Then the final two years are simply salary-cap fillers, worth only $20.9 million and $15.05 million.
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It’s hard to see Rodgers setting up that contract structure and then walking away from that kind of cash. That’s an enormous amount of money for a guy who could use it for what figures to be big post-football ambitions.
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Now to be sure, this is all reading tea leaves, and NFL careers are always fluid anyway. Plans, intentions and hopes can change quickly.
A major injury could make Rodgers’ decision for him. And what if the Packers win the Super Bowl this season or next? Maybe Rodgers would find it more attractive to walk away on top then try to defend the title, regardless of the money.
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But Rodgers also will have plenty incentive to play with the Packers a couple more years. For one, he’s gained a greater voice in football decisions. More importantly, there’s young talent on his side of the ball.
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So it’s no surprise to hear Rodgers proclaim he won’t be lacing them up when he’s Brady’s age. But for all the game takes, it can reward in kind as well. That’s why I’m predicting Aaron Rodgers plays this plus two more years.
