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Aaron Rodgers says he will retire after this season — for real this time

Nypost · · 194 words · By Dylan Svoboda
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Aaron Rodgers says 2026 will be his final NFL season.”
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Evidence is contradictory. One web search result states Rodgers was 'noncommittal about his 2026 plans', while another suggests the Steelers made a 'right call for 2026 and beyond', and a third mentions a reunion in 2026 for 'one final ride'. There is no definitive confirmation that he explicitly said 2026 will be his final season.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 NFL season was the 106th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 4, 2025, with reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia defeating Dallas in the NF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NFL season is scheduled to be the 107th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season is scheduled to begin on September 9, 2026, and will end on January 10, 2027. The play…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NFL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers
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“Rodgers, 42, is entering his 22nd season in the NFL”
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Wikipedia confirms Rodgers was born Dec 2, 1983 (making him 41/42 depending on the exact date in 2025/2026) and web search results explicitly state he is 'set to begin his 22nd NFL season'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2005 NFL draft, the 70th in league history, took place on April 23 and 24, 2005. The draft was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City and was televised for the 26th consecu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_NFL_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 93rd in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Omar Khan, their 25th playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium and their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pittsburgh_Steelers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers
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“his second with the Steelers after signing a one-year deal to return to Pittsburgh last weekend.”
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Multiple sources confirm Rodgers is now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including Wikipedia and web search results mentioning he agreed to a contract to return to the team.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Football League playoffs for the 2016 NFL season began on Saturday, January 7, 2017. The postseason tournament concluded with Super Bowl LI on Sunday, February 5, 2017, when the New Engla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016–17_NFL_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 93rd in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Omar Khan, their 25th playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium and their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pittsburgh_Steelers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Rodgers
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“the franchise parted ways longtime head coach Mike Tomlin”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly state that Mike Tomlin served as head coach from 2007 to 2025 and that the organization parted ways with him after 19 seasons.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 93rd in the National Football League (NFL), their fourth under general manager Omar Khan, their 25th playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium and their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pittsburgh_Steelers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise has had 17 head coaches throughout its history. Founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933, the name was changed to the Steelers prior to the 1940 season to celebrate …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Pettaway Tomlin (born March 15, 1972) is an American former professional football coach. He is known for having served as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football Le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tomlin
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“the team hired Mike McCarthy, who he spent 15 seasons with in Green Bay.”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Mike McCarthy as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers and notes his previous tenure as head coach of the Green Bay Packers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' 94th season in the National Football League (NFL), it will be their 26th year playing their home games at Acrisure Stadium, their fifth under general m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Pittsburgh_Steelers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise has had 17 head coaches throughout its history. Founded as the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1933, the name was changed to the Steelers prior to the 1940 season to celebrate …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Steelers_he…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael John McCarthy (born November 10, 1963) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Previously, he served…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McCarthy
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“Last June, Rodgers told The Pat McAfee Show that he thought the 2025 season would be his last in the league.”
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Multiple web search results reference Rodgers' appearances on The Pat McAfee Show, specifically noting that he said '2025 will be his last'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Rodgers joins The Pat McAfee Show to discuss being the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers.0:00 Aaron Rodgers joins the show!1:01 Steelers’ minicamp...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_i4K5UdGlY
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Rodgers' return to his segment on The Pat McAfee Show might not be possible even with Mike McCarthy being the Steelers' head coach.Rodgers also said on The Pat McAfee Show last year, before the …
https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-aaron-rodg…
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web search NEUTRAL — Free-agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers kept his future plans under wraps during a Thursday appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," saying that he remains in a holding pattern for any major decisions on the…
https://www.nfl.com/news/aaron-rodgers-remains-undecided-on-…
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