Aaron Rodgers told reporters today ‘this is it’ and that 2026 will be his final season in the NFL. 22 years total and 2 in Pittsburgh as the future Hall of Famer gets set for one more go-round. Does it make you feeling better about this upcoming season? Rodgers has no choice but to lay it all out there. We saw Rodgers step up in some big moments last season. Not all of them, but some where he was the difference. Rodgers also answered how hard the decision was to come back after Mike Tomlin announced his resignation. What can we expect from his final season? Did throwing a pick six as his final pass play any factor in Rodgers coming back?
Does the Aaron Rodgers news change anything?
Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. Mike reacted to the news that Aaron Rodgers plans to retire after the 2026 season. Mike felt like that was the story last season too. Mike acknowledged that there are better weapons and better options in the Steelers offense. How long does the rekindled relationship between Mike McCarthy and Rodgers last after the rocky finish in Green Bay? Mike thinks the pick six against the Texans in the playoff game probably gnawed at Rodgers as someone that holds the best TD-INT ratio in NFL history. Mike thinks this is the best news for the Steelers. Is Rodgers going to empty his tank in 2026? The NFL announced we could see up to 10 international games as early as next season and teams can no longer protect any of their home games. That means we could see Steelers-Ravens in another country one day. Mike basically said we will just have to deal with what the NFL does internationally and why TV revenue is the ultimate factor. What is the status of the current NFL-TV deals with the influx of streaming services?
May 20, 2026
