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Aaron Rodgers to let Packers know of plans before free agency

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 1/25/22

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters Monday he's "hopeful" star quarterback Aaron Rodgers will remain with the organization for at least another season coming off Saturday's home loss to the San Francisco 49ers that eliminated the NFC's top seed from the postseason.

Rodgers sparked plenty of drama throughout 2021 when he stayed away from the Packers for months amid rumors he no longer wanted to play for the club, but the 38-year-old told "The Pat McAfee Show" on Tuesday he will reveal a decision about his future before free agency starts when the new NFL year opens in March.

Aaron Rodgers expects to make decision on future well before free agency. He points to #Packers window for franchise tagging Davante Adams in February as timeline. “To stretch it out past free agency would be disrespectful to the organization … and that 100% will not happen.”
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) January 25, 2022

Aaron Rodgers indicates he'll reveal decision on his future to @PatMcAfeeShow at some point this offseason, which sounds a little how LeBron James took his talents to South Beach.
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) January 25, 2022

Aaron Rodgers says all options are on the table for his future, except this: “One thing I would 100% not do is retire and then come back a year later. I don’t have any desire to do that. That makes no sense.”
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) January 25, 2022

Earlier on Tuesday, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio suggested the Packers could remove any doubt about Rodgers' status by offering the signal-caller something in the ballpark of a two-year contract worth $100 million in "fully guaranteed" money. However, others have already begun linking Rodgers with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team potentially in danger of losing Tom Brady to retirement this offseason.

NFL Network's Greg Rosenthal believes Rodgers and the Packers need each other for the 2022 season, and Rodgers hinted earlier this month he and general manager Brian Gutekunst were back on the same page following a tumultuous 2021.

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