Aaron Rodgers drops hint about where he might play, rules out one NFC team
A big question this NFL offseason has been whether Aaron Rodgers will return for Year 21 or if the four-time NFL MVP will retire.
And he might have dropped quite a hint about his future on Friday.
During an appearance the YNK podcast with Mike Stud, Rodgers was asked by a fan if he'd consider playing for the Chicago Bears — his longtime rival while Rodgers quarterbacked the Green Bay Packers.
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'No, but I believe there's a team that might play in Chicago this year, for a road trip.' Rodgers said. 'I don't know, I'm not sure, I'm going to check it out.'
That team, of course, could be the Pittsburgh Steelers, who play the Bears on the road in Week 12.
Rodgers did, however, rule out the New Orleans Saints.
'I'm too old,' he said. 'I don't want to live in Louisiana. Sorry.'
Rodgers has been connected to the Steelers essentially the entire offseason. The two sides met in March, but left without a deal in place.
The 41-year-old told 'The Pat McAfee Show' in April that he was dealing with personal things that needed his attention more than football. He elaborated a bit more when he appeared on 'The Joe Rogan Experience' that people he's 'been in the weeds with' have cancer.
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It's unclear when the four-time NFL MVP will make his decision, but ESPN's Adam Schefter predicted it will come sooner rather than later.
'I think that we've heard Art Rooney, the team owner, say he expects Aaron Rodgers to sign there, and they have mandatory minicamp June 10th to the 12th,' the NFL insider said on ESPN Milwaukee. So, I would think that Rodgers is on the table here in the next week or so."
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