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And think about the enormity of the task, and what would bring you the most enjoyment. Can you still play? Do you still have the same commitment and enjoyment with the game, and can you sign up for the grind again? I think the only way of knowing that is get away from it a little bit, let your mind clear, and think about it. “It comes down to more just how you’re feeling. Not too many people have been able to walk off like that. When you’re a hypercompetitive individual, you also dream or think about what the fairy tale ending is, and it doesn’t mean Super Bowl necessarily – but that’s a pretty damn good fairy tale. Do I still have the passion, the competitiveness and the desire to keep playing, and I think it’s a feeling you just kind of know once you feel the offseason has started.

“I think some of the factors,” Rodgers said, “are the direction of how the team and the organization and how I feel like I fit into the future mentally.

Rodgers knows what criteria he would like to use in determining his future. In the meantime, Rodgers said he plans to step back from the game and the pain of last week’s loss so he can make a decision that isn’t based on emotion. Rodgers said he wants to remove himself from the “numbness and sadness” of Saturday night’s upset loss to the 49ers at Lambeau Field, a defeat that ended what many including himself expected to be a Super Bowl run. Only time, Rodgers said, will determine whether he wants to retire, return to the Packers for another season or play for another team.

The presumptive MVP said he’s leaving almost all options on the table for 2022. His parting words before the offseason ramps up touched on breakdowns in Saturday’s game, revisiting the reaction to his status as an unvaccinated player, and most prominently his future with the Packers.

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Rodgers spoke for almost a full hour on his regular home-field advantage of 'The Pat McAfee Show,' days after the Packers' season ended with a playoff loss on their home field against the San Francisco 49ers. The Green Bay Packers quarterback said he merely needs time to figure out how he’ll paint that picture. GREEN BAY - As he enters a premature offseason, Aaron Rodgers presented his future as a blank canvas Tuesday.

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