Aaron on quest for answer
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers isn't ready to join Tom Brady in the retirement club. At least not this week.
Rodgers went on ‘‘The Pat McAfee Show’’ on Tuesday and opined about possibly returning for a 19th season or retiring.
‘‘I’m still in the art of contemplation about my future,’’ Rodgers said. ‘‘That’s why I think it’s going to be important to get through this week and then to take my isolation retreat and just be able to contemplate all things my future and then make a decision that I feel like is best for me moving forward and [in] the highest interest of my happiness.’’
McAfee then asked Rodgers what an isolation retreat is.
‘‘It’s four nights of complete darkness,’’ Rodgers said. ‘‘It's a darkness retreat. I've had a number of friends who have done it and have had some profound experiences, and it’s been something that’s been on my radar for a few years now.
‘‘It’s just sitting in isolation, meditation, dealing with your thoughts. It stimulates DMT, s o ther ec an be some hallucinations in there, but it’s just kind of sitting in silence, which most of us never do. We rarely even turn our phone off or put the blinds down to sleep in darkness. I'm really looking forward to it.’’ Rodgers said last summer that he had taken part in ayahuasca ceremonies that can produce hallucinations similar to the drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT). He said the darkness retreat does not include the use of ayahuasca. The 39-year-old Rodgers, a four-time NFL MVP, is coming off a season in which the Packers went 8-9 and missed the postseason. His 91.1 passer rating was the lowest of his career, and his 12 interceptions were his most since 2008 — his first full year as a starting quarterback.