Aaron Rodgers wanted to play at Lambeau field one last time

Aug 03, 2026; Latrobe, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) takes the field for a practice session at Training camp at Saint Vincent College. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images

Future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers played the vast majority of his games throughout his NFL career at Lambeau Field as a member of the Green Bay Packers. Now, as he enters the final season of his storied career, he’ll never have a chance to play there again, and it sounds like he’s a little sad about it.

During a recent interview, Rodgers lamented the fact that Thursday night’s preseason game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Packers is not at Lambeau Field, which would have given him one last time to play at the stadium where he played his home games for 18 seasons.

Rodgers Wanted to Play at Lambeau

During a Zoom call with Packers reporters on Wednesday, Rodgers admitted that he wishes the upcoming preseason game had been scheduled as a road contest rather than a home game, even though returning as a visiting player would have been “strange.”

“100%, 100%,” Rodgers said via ESPN . “When I heard it was possible to play both my former teams, I was really hoping this one was going to be in Green Bay, not just to get back at Lambeau one more time, but to head out to Chives [restaurant] for a dinner and maybe head out to Green Bay Country Club for a quick nine or something. I was really hoping it was going to be in Green Bay for a lot of reasons.

“It would have been strange, being in that [visitors] locker room and stuff, but I would have found my way over, like many former players have over the years … and see some of the guys and see some of the trainers and equipment staff and all the people I really care about that still work there. Yeah, I was definitely bummed out that we weren’t in Lambeau for this one.”

High Praise For Green Bay

While Rodgers no longer plays for the Packers, his message for the team, the city, the organization, and the fans was clear.

Asked what he will miss the most when he is retired, Rodgers said: “Definitely the people I got to do it with.” And that included Green Bay.

“That’s what this game’s all about,” Rodgers added. “It’s about the relationships, and I’m just most thankful for all the men and women, you know, who’ve been in my life through this game over the years. So many great people in Green Bay, in the entire organization, top to bottom. You know, just salt of the earth type of people. … But the thing that actually lasts the longest is those people that impact your life, and there’s been a lot of those, a lot especially in Green Bay, it had a huge impact on my life. So I think about those people a lot.”

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