Despite the fact that he is still playingat an MVP level, Aaron Rodgers can't guarantee that he will want to start at quarterback for an NFL team next season. Corey Dickerson Jersey Just last week, the Packers star told ESPN Wisconsin's Jason Wilde that he after completing the 2021 campaign, as there will be "a lot of things that I'll weigh in the offseason" before making a final decision. The 38-year-old elaborated on the po sibility of walking away from the league during his weekly appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show."MORE: "I've given a lot of my life to this game," Rodgers told McAfee. "I didn't start playing until eighth grade,obviouslyplayed four years in high school, played threein college,in my 17th season with the Packers . At some point, the ride stops, and you got to get off. You want to, I think, still be able to play, still be able to walk, still be able to have cognitive brain function when you're done playing. Those are important."There is no way you retire Aaron."I've given a lot of my life to this game & at some point the ride stops & you gotta get off. I've tried to remain in the present this year & my focus has been on this team & these guys" ~ Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) Through 15 games he mi sed Week 9 after being placed on Green Bay's COVID-19 list Rodgers has completed 68.6 percent of his pa ses for3,977 yards with35 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He has led the Packers tothe No. 1 seed in the NFC, and Bill Mazeroski Jersey he may be on hisway to earning his fourth MVP award."I've really been trying, this year, to just stay in the present as much as po sible," Rodgers said."I know it's hard because people want to talk about my future and what I want to do. And I respect that, and I appreciate that. But, Lonnie Chisenhall Jersey for me, I can't have two feet in the past, living in the nostalgia of what we'veaccomplished, the amazing memories, or two feet in the future, thinking about the decisions that are looming moving forward. I'vejust really tried to remainin the present, and that'sallowed me to just enjoy the little things."MORE: Rodgers, who stopped by ESPN's "ManningCast" during what may have been Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger'slast home game, also discu sed the po sibility of playing his entire profe sional career with one team. Roethlisbergersaid that the Week 17 matchup his final game at Heinz Field, and after a , he received what certainly felt like a final sendoff from the home crowd.Rodgers expre sed his appreciation for whatRoethlisberger had done and felt that he deserved to have thatmoment, but he also brought up the retirement of former Lions running back Barry Sanders, who abruptly announced that he would not be returning for the 1999-2000 season ."If you remember, when Sanders retired, he had, like, a little note:'Hey, guys. Thanks.It was fun. I'm out.' I always thought how cool that was," Rodgers said. "He loved Dave Parker Jersey the game, but he never was bigger than the game. I think that's a great way to do it. I think to get the fanfare and respect like Ben didat Heinz Fieldlast night was awesome as well. I think he deserves that. He's given 18 years there . He's an adult in Pittsburgh. He's given his life nearly half of his life, he's lived in Pittsburgh and played for the Steelers. It's pretty special."There's some positives to both those things, but I don't think I would never want a farewelltour. I just think that has worked for some guys and has been great and cool, and I respect that. But that's not something I want.""To get the fanfare & respect Big Ben did at Heinz Field was awesome.. he deserves that because he has given 18 years of his life to Pittsburgh" ~ Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) For now, Rodgers and the Packers are focused on closing out the regular season on a high John Jaso Jersey note in a Week 18 game against the Lions. The result of the game won't impact Green Bay's seeding, but Rodgers in Detroit.