$396 million legend won't be able to hurt Cowboys feelings anymore

Imagine having to watch a nemesis, a long-time hated rival, celebrate winning a championship on your home field. The Dallas Cowboys had to suffer that indignity back in January 2011, when Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl in AT&T Stadium. Rodgers was just in his third season as a starter that year, and the prevailing sentiment at the time was he had just unlocked the first of many Lombardi hoists.

The following regular season saw him and the Pack go 15-1, but they were upset in the playoffs. They failed again the next season, and the next, and Rodgers has been chasing that feeling while breaking record after record ever since. 15 years later and Rodgers has decided this season will be his last chasing that dragon.

On Wednesday, Rodgers announced the 2026 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers will be his farewell tour. And as such, it likely means that he and the Dallas Cowboys are never going to cross paths again. The Steelers aren't on the Cowboys' 2026 schedule, so unless there's a shocking Super Bowl matchup, Rodgers will finish his career with a 6-3 record against Dallas.

His stats are stunning, as he threw for 14 touchdowns against a lonely interception, with a 103. 6 passer rating. Rodgers, who has earned just shy of $400 million in salary across the course of his career , has been a money player ever since he took over under center, succeeding Hall of Famer Brett Favre as QB for the Pack.