Aaron Rodgers to Retire After $25 Million Final Season With Steelers
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Updated · ESPN · May 20
Aaron Rodgers to Retire After $25 Million Final Season With Steelers
13 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 20
Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday that the 2026 season in Pittsburgh will be the last of his NFL career, ending a Hall of Fame-caliber run at age 42.
The four-time MVP made the decision after talks with Steelers general manager Omar Khan, coach Mike McCarthy and his wife, saying the return to McCarthy felt like a "full circle" moment.
$25 million is the maximum value of Rodgers' new one-year Steelers contract, signed this week after he played 2025 on a separate one-year deal worth $13.65 million.
McCarthy coached Rodgers for 13 seasons in Green Bay, where they won Super Bowl XLV over Pittsburgh and collected two of Rodgers' four MVP awards together.
Can a Rodgers-McCarthy reunion overcome the NFL's worst-ranked organization for one last Super Bowl run?
Is Rodgers' final season a genius 'win-now' move or a desperate gamble delaying an inevitable Steelers rebuild?