Aaron Rodgers says he will retire after the upcoming NFL season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, closing the chapter on a 2023-to-2025 run that began with a Jets arrival and ended with a February 2025 parting. The financial picture behind that career arc includes
Aaron Rodgers didn’t wait for the season to end to start drawing a line under it.
The star quarterback has announced he will retire following the upcoming NFL season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. For Rodgers, that decision lands after a turbulent, quick-moving sequence of team changes that began with his arrival in New York and ended with the Jets officially moving on.
Last year, the New York Jets quarterback officially parted ways with him in February 2025. Newly hired coach Aaron Glenn and new general manager Darren Mougey said the decision had been made after discussions within the organization. In a joint statement released by the team. they said. “Last week we met with Aaron and shared that our intention was to move in a different direction at quarterback. It was important to have this discussion now to provide clarity and enable each of us the proper time to plan for our respective futures. We want to thank him for the leadership. passion. and dedication he brought to the organization and wish him success moving forward.”.
Chairman Woody Johnson later added his own goodbye in a separate team statement on Thursday. “I personally want to thank Aaron for his time at the New York Jets,” Johnson said. “His arrival in 2023 was met with unbridled excitement and I will forever be grateful that he chose to join us to continue his Hall of Fame career.”.
Rodgers’ next move took him to Pittsburgh. Months later, Aaron reportedly informed the Pittsburgh Steelers of his intent to sign with the team. He also publicly revealed that he was married, but did not name his wife.
The money tied to this journey has been as substantial as the headlines. Rodgers was in the final year of a three-year contract extension with the Jets. signed after he was traded to New York from the Green Bay Packers in 2023. The total value of that extension was $112.5 million, with a guaranteed payout of $75 million. The Jets had hoped Rodgers would help them reach the Super Bowl. but both Rodgers and the team fell short over the span of the contract.
Rodgers’ broader financial standing is often discussed in terms of net worth as well. One estimate puts Aaron Rodgers’ net worth at roughly $250 million. Under his previous Green Bay Packers contract, his yearly salary was $50 million.
As the retirement decision now pushes toward its end point. the final chapter is already being written: one NFL season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Before that. there was at least one clear sign that Pittsburgh was in the conversation—an Associated Press report described a source claiming Rodgers was planning to sign with the Steelers.
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