Aaron Rodgers' 21st NFL season is over after the Pittsburgh Steelers' deflating 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans in a wild-card playoff loss on Monday night, Jan. 12. But is it over for Rodgers' career?

I’m not going to make any emotional decisions,” Rodgers told reporters postgame when pressed about his future.

The transaction log said one thing. It documented that the Jets released quarterback Aaron Rodgers on March 12 after two seasons, an official parting of ways that signaled the first major move of the Aaron Glenn era and the end of a chapter in which lofty expectations never amounted to much more than that.

Neither Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers nor head coach Mike Tomlin were ready to make any declarative statements regarding their futures following a dismal 30-6 wild-card loss to the Houston Texans to end their 2025 season.

This was surely not the way Aaron Rodgers wanted to go out - either for this season or his career. But the QB might have no place to turn.

If the Steelers' playoff loss was Aaron Rodgers' final act, it won’t be a wholly satisfying one. Yet it won’t define him, either.