when he is done. Everyone loves Manning. Everyone does not love Rodgers) without playing. But his choice is to play another year in a sport he was just deemed as the player in (and make a boat loan of money) or walk away and not build on his legacy with no end in sight as to when he can leave the organization.
I think his goal will be to shorten the contract and become a free agent next year. He definitely wants out as the Packer's organization has been pretty bad to him in all honesty.