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Aaron Rodgers Wins His Fourth NFL MVP Title Amid Retirement Rumors

Aaron Rodgers had a pretty rocky season with the Green Bay Packers, as they failed to make it past the divisional round, but that didn’t stop him from picking the MVP title. He won the award for NFL’s most valuable player for the fourth time, but his future in the league is still hanging in the air. This marks Rodgers’ second consecutive MVP title and fourth overall. The only player with more MVPs is Peyton Manning, who handed Rodgers his award at the NFL Honors awards show in Los Angeles on Thursday. He’s only the fifth player to win two consecutive MVP titles, following in the footsteps of Manning, Brett Favre, Joe Montana, and Jim Brown. Despite winning this great honor, Rodgers won’t be competing at the Super Bowl, after the Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round. Rumors about his retirement have been circling since this loss, but he’s yet to make things official. "I don't fear retirement; I don't fear moving on. I'm very proud of what I've accomplished, proud that I've accomplished it in Green Bay over the last 17 years, and excited about the future, whatever that ends up being or looking like,” said Rodgers and added he’s still highly competitive, especially after the divisional game left “that bitter taste” behind.