Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers, 42, to ponder future after season - ESPN

PITTSBURGH — With a win-or-go-home regular-season finale against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers isn't focused on his future beyond Week 18.

While he said Wednesday that he hasn't «thought about» a return to Pittsburgh next season after his one-year deal expires, Rodgers did acknowledge the reality he'll face when the season comes to a close.

«I'm thinking about this week, but obviously I'm 42 years old and I'm on a one-year deal,» he said. «So you know what the situation is. Whenever the season ends, I'll be a free agent. So that'll give me a lot of options if I still want to play. I mean, not a lot of options, but there'll be options, I would think, maybe one or two, if I decide I still want to play.

»I've enjoyed this experience, and everybody in Pittsburgh has been fantastic to me on and off the field. And it's really what I was hoping for this experience was, it's been even better than I was hoping."

After signing a one-year, $13.65 million contract with Pittsburgh in June, Rodgers told «The Pat McAfee Show» in an interview that he was «pretty sure» the 2025 season would be his last.

«Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is it,» Rodgers said in June. «That's why we just did a one-year deal. Steelers didn't need to put any extra years on that or anything, so this was really about finishing with a lot of love and fun and peace for the career that I've had.

»I played 20 fricking years. It's been a long run. I've enjoyed it, and no better place to finish than in one of the cornerstone franchises of the NFL with Mike Tomlin and a great group of leadership and great guys in the city that expects you to win."

Six months after that interview, Rodgers praised Tomlin and expressed gratitude for the