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Similar to Brett Favre's final years in Green Bay, ' recent offseasons have  Justin Smoak Jersey been fueled by questions regarding his future with the storied franchise. That will again be the case this offseason for Rodgers, the ' starting quarterback since succeeding Favre in 2008.Rodgers on his plans for next season shortly following Green Bay's season-ending lo s to the last Sunday night. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said on Friday that Rodgers is "going to take some time" as he ponders his future, .Gutekunst said that he had "really good conversations" with Rodgers prior to the Packers breaking rank for the offseason."I really respect the proce s he goes through after the season," Gutekunst said of Rodgers, who agreed to come  Jaime Garcia Jersey back last season in early March after he and the Packers came to terms on a lucrative contract extension.  Rodgers' extension puts him under contract through the 2026 season, when he would be 43 years old. But during Sunday's postgame pre s conference, Rodgers made it clear that his contract -- specifically the money he would earn during the remaining four years of the deal -- won't play into his decision regarding his future."It's a little raw right now," Rodgers said following Green Bay's lo s to Detroit. "It's just a little bit after the game, so I wanna take the emotion out of it and have conversations and see where the organization is, and see how I feel after some time has pa sed.""Do I feel like I have anything left to prove  Jose Bautista Jersey to myself?" the QB asked himself later in the pre s conference. "Do I wanna go back and gear up for another grind? Or is it time? Is it time to step away? Is it time for another voice to be leading this team? I think I need to get away and contemplate those things. ... It could be time to step away. But I could take  Kendrys Morales Jersey some time and say, 'Hell no, man, I need to get back out there and go another run.' But I'll have to see what it J.A. Happ Jersey  feels like once I'm away from it."  After two relatively smooth regular seasons, the 2022 season was anything but for the Packers and Rodgers, who lost his top receiver, , during last offseason after Adams was traded to the . With Adams gone, and with several of Green Bay's skill position players injured, the Packers sputtered out to a 4-8 start.Green Bay found its footing late in the season, winning four straight games while putting itself in a position to make the playoffs with a win over the Lions last Sunday night. But the Packers came up on the wrong end of a 20-16 score while mi sing the playoffs for the first time since 2018.The season was a challenging one Toronto Blue Jays Custom Jersey  for Rodgers, the league's MVP the previous two seasons. Rodgers did not make the Pro Bowl this year after failed to throw for over 4,000 yards in a season in which he played at least 16 games for the first time since 2015. Rodgers' 26 touchdown pa ses was his fewest since 2019, while his 12 interceptions was his highest total in a dozen years.               NYJ  QB  #8  CMP%64.6YDs3695TD26INT12YD/Att6.82 Should this be the end of his career, Rodgers said that he has no regrets. During his 15 years as the Packers' quarterback, Rodgers was named to 10 Pro Bowls and was a four-time All-Pro. He won league MVP honors in 2014, 2020 and in 2021. Rodgers' greatest achievement came in  Randal Grichuk Jersey 2010, when he won MVP honors after leading the Packers to a Super Bowl victory over the  Roy Halladay Jersey ."I have a lot of pride in what I've accomplished in this league," Rodgers said on Sunday night. "You wanna go out and win the Super Bowl, but it's very rare that that actually gets to happen. You don't wanna lose your last game and mi s out on the playoffs, but this is a great profe sion and a really tough busine s and doesn't always end with rainbows for everybody."