"With the football world's sudden fixation on Mike Tomlin's future or lack of same in Pittsburgh raising the question of why coaching longevity is suddenly a bad thing, we have completely forgotten the more obvious reason for caring about the Steelers-the end of Aaron Rodgers' career. Which is fair enough: Tomlin's annual flirtation with unemployment is familiar by now, but Rodgers' career has been ending, gratingly and in public, for just as long. What's one more indignity?"
"The whomping he took on Monday night will make for a melodramatic coda to all of it if he decides (or has decided for him) that football is now a thing he used to do. Rodgers threw a melodramatic but meaningless-but-for-the-storyline pick-six to Calen Bullock for the final score in a game long since lost, and dramaturgists across the sport saw that as the telling end to his end."
Mike Tomlin was booed by home fans during the closing stages of a 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans. The NFL is undergoing a broad wave of firings that now includes prominent coaches and affects playoff teams. Aaron Rodgers, age 42, has experienced recent seasons marked by physical injury and reputational damage that contrast with his earlier prime. Rodgers was hit hard, lost a fumble after contact by Texans defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, and threw a late pick-six to Calen Bullock. Broadcasters repeatedly noted Rodgers' age, and many viewed the performance as a potential finale to his career.
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