Veteran Rodgers says he will retire after 2026 seasonImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Aaron Rodgers is fourth on the all-time list for touchdown passes and fifth for passing yardsByBen CollinsBBC Sport journalistPublished17 May 2026Updated 21 minutes agoVeteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will retire at the end of the 2026 NFL season after signing a new one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.The 42-year-old finalised a new deal this week which will take him into a 22nd season in the NFL.When asked in a news conference if the campaign, which begins in September, will be his last, Rodgers replied: “Yes, this is it.”Rodgers won the 2011 Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers and has been named the league’s Most Valuable Player four times.Last summer, he accepted a one-year deal with Pittsburgh worth $13.65m (£10.2m) – one of the NFL’s lowest annual salaries among starting quarterbacks.
But Rodgers’ new contract is revealed to be worth a guaranteed $22m (£16.5m),, external and up to $25m (£18.8m) in incentives.
