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Aaron Rodgers took his time deciding whether he wanted to continue playing football after last season. While he considered retiring,<\/a> he opted instead to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rodgers has been a solid addition to their team, but with one game remaining, it remains to be seen if he will get another shot to play in the postseason. Nick Wright thinks that Rodgers should call it quits if the Steelers don\u2019t beat the Baltimore Ravens Sunday night.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m scarred by what happened against Cleveland,\u201d Wright said recently on FS1\u2019s First Things First.<\/a> \u201cThat just seemed like a quarterback that was done. If they win and they make the playoffs, and you see that they have a home playoff game, it reopens.<\/p>\n \u201cBut if they go back-to-back win and you\u2019re into the postseason games, and you lose to Cleveland, then you lose to Baltimore, dealing with their own injury at quarterback, then I think it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n Rodgers made a comment before this season started making it seem like he\u2019d retire no matter what at the year\u2019s end. However, he walked that back shortly after. His future beyond 2025 is still unclear, with Rodgers not committing to anything yet.<\/p>\n Could Rodgers return? That\u2019s possible. While he\u2019ll be a free agent, the Steelers seem happy with how he\u2019s conducted himself. They\u2019d likely have some interest in bringing him back.<\/a><\/p>\n There are plenty of other teams that might be interested in Rodgers, too. He\u2019s not the same quarterback that he once was, but he still is a competent player. In the right situation, he could help a team make a postseason run. Perhaps the Minnesota Vikings would kick the tires on Rodgers. They were interested in him before.<\/p>\n However, wondering if Rodgers could come back might not be the right question to ask. Should he return to the NFL next year? That\u2019s more complicated.<\/p>\n Rodgers is easily going to enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame one day. He\u2019s one of the best quarterbacks ever, and he has nothing left to prove. He was fine for the Steelers this year. Does he want to risk continuing to beat his body up? Worse, does he want to risk coming out and looking like a shell of his former self? Father Time is undefeated, and every player falls off eventually.<\/p>\n