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Aaron Rodgers in no rush to make a decision on his NFL future: 'I'm going to take some time'

The 41-year-old QB is waiting to see who the Jets hire as head coach and GM

sean leahy
Contributing writer
·2 min read

It's too early to say whether Aaron Rodgers' 20th season was his final one in the NFL.

Appearing on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday, the four-time NFL MVP and future Hall of Famer said he's going to wait on who the next head coach and general manager of the New York Jets is before he decides whether he wants to continue playing.

"I think everybody understands that it's going to come down to [the] GM and coach and myself, and whether we all want to do a dance together — or if it's not in the cards," Rodgers said.

The Jets are casting a wide net in their GM and head coach search, speaking to the likes of Jon-Eric Sullivan, Ryan Grigson, Arthur Smith, Steve Spagnuolo, Rex Ryan and Aaron Glenn, among many others, as they look to fill both positions.

Rodgers, 41, played in all 17 games this past season and reached 500 touchdowns and 60,000 passing yards, a year removed from suffering a season-ending Achilles injury in the 2023 season opener. The Jets went 5-12 and fired both head coach Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas during the season.

As the Jets seek new leadership, Rodgers said he's had "limited communication" with people within the franchise, including owner Woody Johnson, about his future.

"As far as my own decision, I told them I'm going to take some time," Rodgers said. "They haven't even made a decision on the GM or a coach yet. Once that happens, then that'll take us to the next step which is a conversation, I'm assuming, with whoever that individual is."

A former teammate of Rodgers', Brett Favre, offered advice, via TMZ, to the quarterback as he contemplates his future.

“If you want to play, if there’s anything in your gut that’s telling you, man, I think I could go one more year then I would say do it,” Favre said. “Because you can’t go back. Once you leave, that’s it. You move on. If there’s any little inkling in him that he wants to play and prove that he can still do it at a high level I would say do it.”