# Mike Florio: Florio states that Aaron Rodgers will retire from football after the upcoming season and will not be playing when the 2027 season begins. **Claimed:** Sep 4, 2026 **Pundit:** Mike Florio — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-florio **Outlet:** NBC Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/nbc-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/as-aaron-rodgers-plans-to-retire-the-next-step-is-fatherhood One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in. > Aaron Rodgers will retire from football after the upcoming season. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Aaron Rodgers to move — “will retire from football after the upcoming season”** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Aaron Rodgers - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Aaron Rodgers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aaron-rodgers ## What others said about the same people - Rich Eisen on Aaron Rodgers: Eisen ranked their top five most impressive Pro Bowl campaigns of the season, topped by Sam Darnold, and predicted that Sunday would be Aaron Rodgers' last game with the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/55a977f9-9670-42fa-ba2f-141be02f583c (scored 0) - Kyle Brandt on Aaron Rodgers: Brandt said the Jets are better off without Aaron Rodgers and predicted Rodgers has played their last NFL snap — they won't sign with the Steelers or anyone else. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fc851bb1-a27f-423e-96c6-4fffa200bdb7 (scored 0) - Tom Pelissero on Aaron Rodgers: Pelissero says it wouldn't shock them if Shedeur Sanders is part of an open quarterback competition in Cleveland heading into training camp, expects Cam Ward to be the Titans' starter by the preseason, and suggests that if Aaron Rodgers plays poorly the Steelers could hold a top-15 pick in the 2026 draft and target a quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/09766ec1-0261-470d-9bae-bd9ddbf816cf (scored 100) - Will Blackmon on Aaron Rodgers: Blackmon believes Aaron Rodgers will either sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers or retire, and ultimately expects Pittsburgh to be where they land because that is where they feel most respected. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1ea61fb1-df82-4f2f-a150-6330ddacd4dd (scored 100) - Yogi Roth on Aaron Rodgers: Roth predicts Aaron Rodgers will keep playing and end up signing with the Steelers, and also says Minnesota's Max Brosmer will be on an NFL roster within a week of the draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/23460fdd-810f-4672-8183-6ff833229a01 (scored 100) - Kyle Brandt on Aaron Rodgers: Expects Aaron Rodgers to end up signing with the Steelers, which would finally kill the Rodgers-to-Minnesota talk. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ef72d95-4361-4da0-91c1-429b97c60c03 (scored 100) ## More trade and signing calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Clark on Nikko Remigio: Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99521265-d5c0-4db1-b2a0-fe77908ea0b3 (scored 0) - Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Ahead of the trade deadline, they float three Raiders moves: shipping Kirk Cousins to Minnesota if the Vikings offer a second-round pick, selling Maxx Crosby to Dallas for a first-rounder plus, and acquiring Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for a second- or third-round pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0fd408a-7dcd-4e50-ac62-6b4510a8a800 (scored 100) - Logan Lazarczyk on Kirk Cousins: Lazarczyk expects the Raiders to be sellers before the trade deadline, suggesting Kirk Cousins could be dealt back to the Vikings and that benched interior lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson is a prime candidate to be traded somewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fda03952-2ea6-4919-8114-0ebb127478d1 (scored 100) - Patricia Traina on J.J. McCarthy: Traina expects defensive tackle to be a top need for the Giants in next year's draft, and suggests the Giants could trade J.J. McCarthy next offseason — or keep both them and Jaxson Dart if the return isn't good enough. They also expect Dart to make a full recovery. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b638ed13-01ca-4ea6-9384-ec7130f912c1 (scored 100) - Michael David Smith on Keenan Allen: Smith suggests the Colts are likely to grant Josh Downs' trade request given their contract situation and their recent sell-off, and that they could also try to trade Keenan Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52d7108f-f754-44e8-9bf3-cc3336b4e5f7 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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