Packers’ QB Aaron Rodgers has reportedly emerged from his darkness retreat, throughout which era he mirrored on his life, his profession, and the chance of constructing a movie about his darkness retreat. Rodgers stated he would let the world learn about his determination to play or retire in 2023 after rising from the delicate cocoon of enlightenment (endarkenment?). Which makes this video posted by former NFL large receiver Brandon Marshall to his Instagram tonight actually awkward.

“So I needed to be the primary to say, ‘Salute to Aaron Rodgers for an outstanding profession.’ You’re one of many biggest,” Marshall tells the digicam. “Me personally? You’re my favourite quarterback ever. Favourite. Aaron Rodgers, congratulations on an outstanding profession. You gained a Tremendous Bowl…hell, I by no means even make it to the playoffs. Try to be proud, bro. Your identify and your crew, that crew, eternally sketched within the historical past of the NFL. Your children’ children’ children’ children’ goes to have the ability to see that. You gained again to again MVPs. Then you definitely gained three MVPs. You’re phenomenal. It’s okay to stroll away, bro. There’s nothing left to show. Go journey the world. Go discover. Go construct your loved ones.”

Uh.

We’re confused, to say the least.

Undecided what to say about all that, apart from that Marshall appears to have details about Rodgers’ future plans which are unknown to the general public at massive. He alternately seems like he’s congratulating Rodgers on a call that’s already been made, and urging Rodgers to retire, which … have we ever seen that earlier than?

Didn’t we simply have a quarterback who positive appeared like he performed an entire additional season simply to spite the man who broke the information of his retirement first? And if that’s how Tom Brady reacted to getting scooped about his personal retirement, picture how nicely Aaron Rodgers, Mr. Crucial Thinker himself, goes to deal with it. Can’t wait to listen to what Joe Rogan thinks of all this.

Extra on this story — if that is even a narrative — because it develops.