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As if all the milestones achieved weren’t enough.
Aaron Rodgers is set to enter his final NFL season, which will be his second year in Pittsburgh. And aside from MVPs, All-Pro selections and Super Bowls, there’s one club he always aims to be a part of: the 70,000 club.
Although this club does not have an official name, it only has a few official members. Only Tom Brady (89,214), Drew Brees (80,358), Peyton Manning (71,940) and Brett Favre (71,838) have passed for 70,000 yards or more in their regular season careers.
Now, Rodgers (66,274) has 17 more games to throw for 3,726 yards before hanging up his cleats.
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As of May 25, DraftKings Sportsbook has the odds on Rodgers hitting 70,000 set at +200, meaning a $10 bet would pay out a total of $30 if he wins.
If recent history is any indication of Rodgers’ performance this year, 3,726 won’t be an easy feat, but it’s at least close its wheelhouse. He threw 3,322 in 16 games last season and 3,897 in 17 games the year before.
Rodgers missed the entire 2023 season due to injury and in 2022 he threw for 3,695 yards in 17 games.
In his 18 years as a full-time starter, he has eclipsed 3,726 passing yards 13 times in his career so far.
So how did the four members of the 70k club fare in their final seasons?
In 2022, Brady has essentially presented himself as a high-end version of any other QB, throwing for 4,694 yards in 17 starts at age 45. Brees hung it up after the 2020 season, throwing for 2,942 yards in 12 starts at age 41.
Manning, at age 39, threw for 2,245 yards in nine starts in 2015, and Favre threw for 2,509 in 13 starts in 2010, at age 41.
Rodgers will start next season at 42 and will turn 43 in December. In his 18 years in Green Bay, he passed for 59,055 yards, he totaled 3,897 in his two seasons with the Jets, and as mentioned, he totaled 3,322 in his first season with the Steelers.
