But at just 27 in his playing prime, Rodgers-Cromartie hinted there’s a chance he doesn’t play another NFL down after Super Bowl XLVIII. A victory just might be enough to push him into retirement from football and toward other pursuits.
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“It has been a long journey and I am weighing my options,” Rodgers-Cromartie said. “I am still a young guy and not a Champ Bailey or a Peyton Manning who have a legacy of going out on top.
“I had a goal of five years and I reached that. I will see how I feel after the game.”
Rodgers-Cromartie is a solid, big, cover corner with a Pro Bowl trip also on his resume. After a couple disappointing seasons in Philadelphia, he has rounded back into form in Denver.
With Bailey’s future also in doubt and Chris Harris needing to come back from recent season-ending knee surgery, the Broncos’ secondary could face quite a reshuffling in 2014 if Rodgers-Cromartie puts an abrupt end to his still-promising career.
