Aaron Rodgers sends clear message regarding his future beyond 2026 NFL season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Football fans hoping that Aaron Rodgers might decide to continue his career beyond the 2026 NFL season are going to be disappointed. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAt the onset of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, Rodgers made it clear that the '26 season will absolutely be his final run. Rodgers, 42, explained that he fully believed that the 2025 season would be his last, but Pittsburgh's decision to hire Mike McCarthy as head coach led to Rodgers returning for one final season. "And then Mike [McCarthy] got hired, and I talked to the wife and she said, 'You can do one more year.'