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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the New Year's Eve eve edition of the Pick Six newsletter!Apparently, 2021 isn't the only thing that will soon be coming to an end and that's because it looks like career will also soon be coming to an end.It seems the end of the year has everyone thinking about their future. Not only did Big Ben hint at it during a pre s conference, but said he wasn't going to rule out retirement after the 2021 season. For the record, I would like you guys to know that I don't plan on retiring at the  Randy Johnson Jersey end of the year.As for Rodgers and Big Ben, we'll be covering their retirement comments in today's newsletter along with Ryan Wilson's mock draft and our latest playoff projections, so let's get to the rundown.  As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the Pick Six newsletter. To get your friends to sign up, all you have to do is with them. If you want to help everyone you know get off to a good start in 2022, then you'll definitely want to subscribe them to this newsletter.   1. Today's show: Ryan Wilson's 2022 Mock DraftFor the past 16 weeks, our Thursday podcast has been used to preview the Thursday night game, but since there's no game this week, we decided to turn the podcast over to Ryan Wilson so he could go over his latest mock draft. If you're a fan of a team that might end up having a top 10 pick, you're definitely going to want to listen because Wilson spent a lot of time breaking down his projected top 10 along with Josh Edwards and Chris Trapa so. Here's a look at the top 10 picks in Wilson's mock draft:1. : Aidan Hutchinson, DE (Michigan)2. : Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE (Oregon)3. : Derek Stingley Jr., CB (LSU)4. : Ikem Ekwonu, OT (North Carolina State)5. : Kyle Hamilton, safety (Notre Dame)6. : Evan Neal, OL (Alabama)7. Jets: Nakobe Dean, LB (Georgia)8. Giants: Charles Cro s, OL (Mi si sippi State)9. Washington: Matt Corral QB (Ole Mi s)10. : Kenny Pickett, QB (Pittsburgh)  For the rest of Wilson's mock draft, .If you listen to today's show, you'll notice that the three guys don't only focus on the top 10 picks in the draft, they also go through the entire first round. The three also debate which QB is most likely to go off the board first (Wilson has Corral over Pickett) and the guys also talk about why this  Arizona Diamondbacks Jersey isn't a great year to have the top overall pick (Since there's no consensus top QB or top player, it's going to be almost impo sible to trade out of the top spot).To listen .  2. Ben Roethlisberger gives first public indication that he may retireEven though this was long expected to be Ben Roethlisberger's final season in Pittsburgh (and final season in the NFL), the quarterback has pretty much been avoiding every retirement question thrown his way this offseason. However, that changed on Thursday when Roethlisberger was asked whether this week's showdown with the would be his final game ever at Heinz Field.Roethlisberger's reply?"I don't ever speak in definites or guarantees, that's just not what I've ever done or who I am, but looking at the bigger picture, I would say that all signs are pointing to this could be it," Big Ben ." Regular season that is, I know we still have a chance to potentially get a playoff game there if things fall our way and we take care of busine s and things have to happen, but in the grand scheme of things, in terms of regular season, signs are pointing that way, this could be it."  Although a playoff game at Heinz Field might sound improbable, it is po sible. If the Steelers win out (vs. Browns, at ), they would just need three things to happen for them to win the division: The would have to lose their final two games (vs. , at Browns) and the Ravens would have to lose on Sunday against the .During his pre s conference he also mentioned that the writing has been on the wall all season when it comes to his future with the Steelers."I've always been one to fulfill my obligation to the team with contracts and I ," Big Ben said. "I gue s the writing was on the wall from them, but kind of all of us together."  One thing that should be noted about Roethlisberger's comments is that he was very careful not to use the word retirement. Basically, it seems like Roethlisberger has accepted the fact that he won't be returning to Pittsburgh next season, but if he feels like he still has something left in the tank, it seems like there's at least a small Robbie Ray Jersey  po sibility he could try to play somewhere else next season. 3. MVP watch: Aaron Rodgers seems to be the clear-cut favoriteThis has been one of the tightest MVP races in recent NFL history, but as we head into Week 17, it's starting to feel like we finally have a clear-cut favorite and that favorite is Aaron Rodgers.Since the start of November, we've been doing a weekly MVP vote here at CBSSports.com and if this vote is indicative of how the actual MVP voters are going to do things at the end of the season, then it feels like Rodgers is pretty close to locking up his second straight MVP award, barring a total collapse over the final two weeks.  We had 11 CBSSports.com writers vote on the MVP award this week and Rodgers received nine out of the 11 first-place votes (The other two went to and ).Here's a look at our top five along with their point total in the vote. (Each writer was allowed to put five players on their ballot and a player got five points for a first-place vote, four points for a second-place vote and so on.)1. QB Aaron Rodgers (55)2. QB Tom Brady (44)3. RB (24)4. Rams WR Cooper Kupp (19)5. QB (15)  Overall, a total of 10 players received at least one vote. If you want to see how the rest of the vote broke down, . 4. Aaron Rodgers and could leave Green Bay after this seasonIf Aaron Rodgers does win the MVP, he'd become the third player over the past 30 years to win it in back-to-back seasons and if that happens, it'd be even more shocking to see him leave the Packers. However, based on what Rodgers had to say during his weekly pre s conference on Wednesday, leaving Green Bay this offseason is definitely still in play.For the Packers this could be a double whammy and  Steven Souza Jersey that's because Davante Adams might also end up leaving if Rodgers doesn't return.  Here's what the two players had to say this week about what's going to happen once the season is over:Rodgers not ruling out retirement.The Packers QB contemplated retirement last season and apparently it's something that . "I wouldn't rule that out. I think that I'm just enjoying this season for this season. I think that playing next year will definitely be in the thought proce s. One of the things, wanting to not be a bum on the way out and still be able to play, I think, is important to me."Rodgers not going to milk things out this year.Although the drama between Rodgers and the Packers went all the way to the start of training camp in 2021 before he returned to the team, don't look for that to happen again. The QB made it clear that he's going to , "It won't be something that I'll drag Jeff Mathis Jersey  out for months and months. I'll have conversations with my loved ones after the season, and with Brian Gutekunst and Mark Murphy and Ru s Ball and the coaching staff and then make a decision at some point."What will Rodgers do?Rodgers really only has three options here: Stay in Green Bay, leave Green Bay or retire. The fact that he didn't commit to the Packers would be slightly concerning to me if I were a Packers fan. It would have been pretty easy for him to say, "This team is awesome, I'm definitely coming back next year," but he definitely didn't say that or even hint at it. The only upside for the Packers is that Rodger is under contract for next year, so if they're not willing to deal him, he'll only have two options for 2022: Stay in Green Bay or retire.Davante Adams' future in Green Bay also up in the air.The Packers star receiver has a contract that's expiring at the end of the 2021 season and if Rodgers decides to leave Green Bay, that could also lead to Adams' exit. "There's a lot that goes into it," Adams ." So Rodgers' decision won't be the end-all, be-all, but it'll definitely be something I'm monitoring and paying attention to, to see where his head is a
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