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Aaron Rodgers isn’t your run-of-the-mill quarterback. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ signal-caller has a longevity rarely seen in the NFL as he enters his 23rd season, which he has officially termed as his “last rodeo.”
The four-time Associated Press NFL MVP also isn’t your typical personality. (He had a Netflix documentary series about himself titled “Enigma.”)
By letting it be known that this will be his final go-round before it even gets underway, Rodgers is blazing his own trail once more.
“I still am racking my brain,” Florio said Monday on “Pro Football Talk.” “I cannot think of a franchise quarterback who had a farewell tour, where we knew before the season started that this is it. Ben Roethlisberger at some point late in his final year, of 2021, said that it was his last year. And I suspect that there have been others who have made it clear late in the year that they won’t be back. I can’t think of any.
“But I’m talking about full season, we’ve known it for months farewell tour. Where every week (it’s) last time playing in Cleveland, last time playing here, last time playing there, each game gets closer and closer and closer to the last game being played by Aaron Rodgers. That’s gonna be one of the headlines of the season.”
This upcoming campaign, Rodgers could join select company as the fifth passer in league lore to get to the 70,000-yard mark for his career. Tom Brady (89,214), Drew Brees (80,358), Peyton Manning (71,940) and Brett Favre (71,838) make up that club.
Rodgers would need 3,726 passing yards to reach the milestone. He had 3,322 last season.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Yet Another Reason Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers is Entirely Unique
