On Wednesday, longtime Minnesota Vikings nemesis Aaron Rodgers said, "This is it," when asked if the upcoming season with the Pittsburgh Steelers will be his final one in the NFL.
Now, Rodgers can always find a way to twist his words around and change his mind in a year, but at this point in time, he appears to be heading into his final season as a professional football player.
Regardless of how the 2026 campaign turns out for him, he'll still be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame during his first year on the ballot.
However, the Steelers will be hoping that Rodgers' final season in the NFL goes much better than it did for the guy that he sat behind during his first few years in the league, Brett Favre.
Sports Illustrated's Eva Geitheim recently brought Favre's tumultuous final season in the league, the 2010 campaign with the Vikings, back into the light when she went over some of the best and worst "Last Dance" quarterback seasons in NFL history.
Spoiler alert: Favre's final year in the league as a member of Minnesota's roster didn't fall under the "best" category.
Of course, it was part of the "worst" group, and Geitheim reminded everyone why.
"Favre had teased retirement several times before finally calling it a career after the 2010 season. Though he had just led the Vikings to the NFC championship game in 2009, Favre and Minnesota struggled in his final season as he went 5–8 as a starter.
Despite his record-setting durability over the majority of his career, his final season ended a bit prematurely as a concussion prevented him from playing in the last game."
Pittsburgh Steelers hope Aaron Rodgers doesn't do an impression of Brett Favre from his 2010 season with the Minnesota Vikings
That 2010 season is one of the most memorable in the history of the Vikings, but for all the wrong reasons. So many things happened that, sometimes, it's easy to forget that Favre's career crumbling to the ground was also part of that year.
In the span of just a few months that season, Minnesota fans saw their favorite team trade and quickly cut Randy Moss, fire head coach Brad Childress, scramble to find a place to play after the roof of the Metrodome collapsed, and play in a primetime game on a Tuesday.
The Vikings played inside Detroit's Ford Field twice in four weeks to end the 2010 season, and they were the "home" team for one of those matchups.
It's safe to say the Steelers and their fans will be hoping for a slightly less eventful 2026 season as Rodgers plays what are expected to be his final snaps in the NFL.
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