Aditi Kinkhabwala of CBS Sports reported Wednesday that Rodgers is more likely to retire than sign with a team he doesn't see as a threat to take home the Lombardi Trophy. "It's extremely clear Rodgers is not going to play just for the sake of playing," Kinkhabwala added.

According to Sports Illustrated, Rodgers even pitched the Vikings on signing a one-year deal to make a Super Bowl run, though they decided to stick with McCarthy, who missed the e