Rodgers Says 2025 Pittsburgh Season Will Be His Last

Rodgers Says 2025 Pittsburgh Season Will Be His Last

Aaron Rodgers has stated that his upcoming season with the Pittsburgh Steelers will be his final one in the NFL. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Rodgers answered directly when asked whether he intended to retire after the year: “Yes. This is it, yeah.” The confirmation comes after Rodgers agreed to a one-year deal with Pittsburgh, where he is set to play his 22nd professional season at age 42.

The announcement closes a question that had followed Rodgers since he joined the Steelers: whether he would continue on a year-to-year basis or draw a firm line. Rodgers has changed course on retirement before, most notably with the Green Bay Packers, where he spent the bulk of his career, and later with the New York Jets, which means some degree of uncertainty around Wednesday’s statement is reasonable. Still, the words were unambiguous, and at 43 by December, the physical and logistical case for stopping is clear.

Rodgers enters the season as a four-time NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion, statistical benchmarks that place him among the most accomplished quarterbacks in league history. His career passing totals rank him behind only a small group of all-time leaders, including Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, and Brett Favre in yards. In touchdown passes, only Brady, Brees, and Manning sit ahead of him, and according to the draft material, Rodgers could surpass Manning’s mark of 539 touchdown passes during the coming season to move into third place on the all-time list.

Whatever the outcome of the 2025 season, Rodgers’s Hall of Fame candidacy is not in question. The more open matter is how his Pittsburgh chapter, and the final chapter of a career defined as much by individual brilliance as by periodic controversy, will be remembered once it concludes.