
We may have witnessed Aaron Rodgers’ last game on Monday night.
The future Hall of Famer couldn’t get much going against the Houston Texans’ bruising defense, completing just 17-of-33 passes for 146 yards and one interception.
Rodgers claimed that he wouldn’t make any emotional decisions about his future, but at 42 years old, he may not have many options. He also admitted before the start of the season that this might be it for him.
With that in mind, the legendary gunslinger looked back on his career and gushed about two of the places he called home. The omission of the other, however, seemed like another backhanded shot at one of his former teams.
"I was fortunate to play in an incredible football city for 18 years,” he said, per Weston Hodkiewicz. “I never took it for granted. I enjoyed that time there and this has been a really beautiful backend to that first 18. There's only a few really special places in the league that have the tradition and the town and the organization, and I'm thankful to have played for two of them."
While he didn’t necessarily mention them, the way things ended between him and the New York Jets organization makes it pretty obvious that he deliberately omitted them for a reason.
He seemed quite comfortable in Pittsburgh and had Mike Tomlin’s back after the loss, and he talked about his nearly two decades with the Green Bay Packers.
Rodgers is never going to shy away from controversy, not even when there might be more important things to talk about, such as his team’s elimination or his future in the league.
If this is the end of the line, it will certainly be a shame that his last pass attempt in the NFL was a pick-six. It will also be forever baffling to realize that arguably the most talented passer of all time will retire with just one ring.
Even so, regardless of how anybody may feel about him or how he feels about his days with the Jets, no one can take anything away from him and what he accomplished.
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