Almost a year after skipping mandatory minicamp amidst an increasingly public dispute with the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after Tuesday’s minicamp practice that he’ll “definitely” be finishing his NFL career with the team that drafted him back in 2005.
Rodgers reported to Green Bay on Monday and was on the field for the practice Tuesday.
Rodgers’ definitive answer on his own future stands as a fitting endcap to a whirlwind 13 months that began on draft night in April of 2021 and all but ended when Rodgers signed a three-year deal to remain with the Packers in March of this year.
At this time last year, Rodgers’ future in Green Bay was very much in doubt. In fact, returning to play for the Packers appeared to many outsiders as the least likely end result. Rodgers did return, on the eve of training camp last summer, and after airing all of his grievances in a training camp press conference, led the Packers to 13 more regular-season wins while winning a fourth NFL MVP award.
Now, Rodgers’ future is secure and far less of a mystery. He admitted his deal is basically a year-to-year proposition, and he’ll reconsider his future in football after this season, but the chances of Rodgers wearing another NFL uniform before retirement now hovers close to zero.
Unhappy with the direction of the team and his position within it a year ago, Rodgers started paving a new path. It all led to this moment. Now, the future Hall of Famer will almost certainly wear green and gold until he’s ready to end his career in football.