Three summers ago said , which meant he would call it a career at the age of 39. Now 34, Rodgers has revised his retirement date to beyond his 40th birthday. Great response from to 's question of what continues to drive him after all he's accomplished in the NFL. Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) "It's sustained greatne s I think is what drives me," Rodgers said during a recent appearance at the Wisconsin High School Sports Awards, via Aaron Nagler of PackersNews.com by way of New York Mets Jersey . "It's to be the best and to be able to choose when I'm done playing. I think as you've seen here recently with Jordy Nelson but even you go back a few Wilmer Flores Jersey years to whether it's or A.J. Hawk or or Brett Favre, the fairy tale ending of starting a career and ending it with the same organization rarely happens. So that's kind of my goal, is to be able to be indispensable to this organization into my 40s to where you've got to keep me around." This isn't the first time this offseason Rodgers has talked about extending his career; in February he said that he would love to play into his 40s like quarterback (and, incidentally, Favre before them). But Rodgers is also well aware that, unlike Brady, he ."I think you have to be humble enough to realize if it could happen to Brett Zack Wheeler Jersey , it can happen to you," Rodgers told the A sociated Pre s at the time. Rodgers' 2017 season was cut short after he suffered a broken collarbone in mid-October. He appeared in one other game, two months later, before going on injured reserve. But in 2016, when he made 16 starts, Rodgers ranked No. 6 in total value among all pa sers, according to , and is widely considered among the 's top-five quarterbacks.But at one Mike Piazza Jersey time, Favre was too.Rodgers has , which will pay him a base salary of $19.8 million in 2018 and $20 million in 2019. He'll be 36 when his current deal expires, but with more quarterbacks than ever having succe s into their mid-30s and beyond -- and with the currently having no life-after-Rodgers contingency plan -- it's hard to imagine he won't be in Green Bay for the foreseeable future.Nagler confirmed as much , telling CBSSports.com's Will Brinson that Rodgers' new deal could become a Jeurys Familia Jersey reality in the coming months. " The Packers like to have a big announcement on the eve of training camp or the morning of camp, kind of add to the good vibes so to speak," Nagler said.
