New York Post

Rodgers has come out of the darkness: report

- By JENNA LEMONCELLI

Aaron Rodgers can see the light again, as his “darkness retreat” has come to an end.

The Packers quarterbac­k, who spent four days and four nights in an isolation room in southern Oregon, left the facility on Wednesday, Scott Berman, who owns Sky Cave Retreats, told ESPN.

Rodgers spent his time there in a 300-square-foot room, which is a partially undergroun­d structure devoid of light, with a queen bed, a bathroom and a meditation-like mat, according to Berman. The space includes hot water plumbing and is fully powered, with lights that can be turned on from inside the room.

Sky Cave Retreats offers solo dark retreats in purpose-built, off-grid, Earthshelt­ered “caves” in the Cascade wilderness outside Ashland, Ore. Though the facility is out of cell service range, it does have WiFi and other emergency resources.

During his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Feb. 7, Rodgers revealed his plan to spend four days in an isolation retreat in an effort to help him decide on his NFL future. On Feb. 14, Rodgers told McAfee that he was not going to the darkness retreat just to figure out whether he will play in 2023 or retire, and that he was hoping to “have a better sense of where I’m at in my life.”

Rodgers explained at the time that he would enter “a room in a little house” for four nights of complete darkness, where his meals would be delivered to him through a slot. It was an activity he said had been on his calendar for months.

Sky Cave Retreats has three dark retreats, including one “cob/strawbale” cottage and two “hobbit” cottages built into the hillside that are fully buried in the Earth, according to the facility’s website. It is recommende­d that customers book the retreat for 3-5 days.

Rodgers never disclosed where he was doing his four-day darkness retreat and has yet to publicly announce that he completed it.

Meanwhile, on the outside, multiple reports about his football future are dominating headlines.

On Thursday, ESPN’s Jeff Darlington said a “very important Packers source” told him they believe

Rodgers will return to Green Bay this coming season — and that his situation is “being overhyped.”

Separate reports have said the Packers are ready to cut ties with Rodgers, and that the quarterbac­k is “disgusted” over the tainted relationsh­ip.

Then there’s the Jets, who have their sights set on Rodgers and have already had preliminar­y discussion­s with the Packers, should the quarterbac­k become available via trade.

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