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Unfortunately for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, their 2021 season ended much how it began -- with an unexpected upset at the hands of an opponent. There was a lot of fun to be had in-between those two bookends, however, with the team rattling off a 13-4 record (that might've been 14-3 if they hadn't already sewn up the No. 1 seed ahead of Week 18), and the focus wasn't on what Rodgers' future would look like in 2022. 

Of course, that party was abruptly crashed by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC divisional round, and the Packers are now entrenched in a second consecutive offseason in which they're wondering which direction Rodgers will go. The three-time league MVP reportedly stuck around after the loss to the 49ers to discuss a few things with head coach Matt LaFleur and the front office before leaving for the offseason.

But has he left for good? 

Time will tell, of course, but Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones doesn't think so.

"I've heard what everybody else has heard, what they're reading," Jones told NFL Network's "NFL Total Access Live" during Super Bowl week, via NFL.com. "But I think he'll be there, in my heart. Green Bay, I can't imagine him anywhere else, that's where he's been his whole career. I just can't picture him anywhere else. 

"I think we had a lot of fun this year, I hope to have him back and I believe in my heart he'll be back."

Jones signed a four-year, $48 million contract extension last offseason in large part due to Rodgers remaining the quarterback, so you can bet he has his fingers, toes and eyes crossed hoping the four-time All-Pro QB stays put. Needless to say, LaFleur and the front office hope for the same, but there's much for Rodgers to consider. The 38-year-old is concerned about the state of affairs regarding the team's salary cap and what the roster might look like around him in 2022, having made it clear he doesn't want to be a part of any sort of rebuild -- anywhere. 

And after a second consecutive season of being booted in the first playoff game after garnering the top seed in the NFC, one has to wonder if the window to win another Super Bowl with the Packers has now passed. If Rodgers leaves, it most assuredly has, and likely for some time to come.