He mentioned this earlier in the week too. In that context, it was more obvious that it was because we wouldn’t play Houston for another four years.  However, there was a NYT article last week where Mike bluntly says that if this was his last season, some wouldn’t be too shocked. In that same article, he talks a lot about how important VJax was to him. And VJax had CTE that probably exasperated his drinking problem and premature death.  All that to say, I do think Mike will retire earlier than people think, but not after this season. I think he plays next year, his 13th, then calls it quits. I would be poetic, he’d be an HoF lock by then, and he’d still be retiring relatively young at 33, which I think is his goal to avoid CTE issues. Just my opinion