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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he's wants to retire as a member of the Green Bay Packers ahead of his first matchup ever against his former team of 18 years at Acrisure Stadium Sunday (October 24) night.
"I was there for 18 years," Rodgers said of his time in Green Bay during a Zoom call with media members via ESPN. "Regardless of when I hang it up, that's the bulk of my career. I'll retire a Packer and see what happens after that. I've got a lot of love for the organization [and] my time there. They asked this week is it a revenge game or whatever. What do I got to be avenging here? They made me a ton of money. I grew up there, spent some of the best years of my life there. I've got nothing but love for the organization."
Rodgers, 41, who was traded from the Packers to the New York Jets in 2023, said he's "pretty sure" that this will be his final NFL season ahead of the Sunday Night Football matchup against his former team this weekend. The Packers had previously welcomed back Brett Favre, Rodgers' predecessor, to be inducted into the franchise's Hall of Fame and retired his No. 4 in 2015, one year before his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement, despite Favre having retired with the NFC North Division rival Minnesota Vikings.
Rodgers, who holds the Packers' career record for touchdown passes and is second only to Favre in passing yards and QB wins, spoke fondly of the organization ahead of Sunday's game.
"It was such a tight-knit group for so long there," Rodgers said via ESPN. "I outlasted most of them, but it's fun, that's why I feel so good about my time there because damn near everything great in my life is because of my football career, and my football career starts and will end one day with Green Bay. I've got a lot of love for those memories and a lot of great friends that I still carry with me to this day.