Jordy Nelson says he plans to retire as a Green Bay Packers' player 'sometime in August'

GREEN BAY -- It looks like former Green Bay Packers WR Jordy Nelson will be coming back to Green Bay late this summer.

In an interview Monday, June 3 with WIBW in Topeka, Kansas, Nelson responded to previous reports he was interested in signing a one-day contract to retire as a Green Bay Packers player, telling WIBW:


Nelson also mentioned Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, and whether a phone call from the QB would bring him back to the game:








Former teammate James Jones in March announced Nelson was retiring from the NFL.

The Packers announced they were releasing Nelson in March 2018. Nelson then signed a deal with the Oakland Raiders.

Nelson was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft out of Kansas State.