Jordy Nelson provided some clarity about how much longer he wants to play. The 10th-year Packers wideout is looking past his current contract but isn’t sure he will make it beyond the deal, which runs through 2018.

“I would say anywhere between two to four more years. I think four more – so this one and three more – would be my max,” Nelson said during an appearance on The HawkCast podcast with former teammate A.J. Hawk (via Zach Kruse of Packers Wire). “That would put me at 13 years. I’d be happy with that, obviously. At some point, I have to get my family back to Kansas.”

The 32-year-old Pro Bowler signed a four-year, $39MM deal in 2014 that runs through the ’18 season. Both he and Randall Cobb are signed through 2018, while Davante Adams is entering his contract year. Nelson, though, isn’t guaranteeing he’ll venture past next season. He’s on Green Bay’s books for $11.55MM this season and $12.55MM in 2018.

“I got two more years left on this deal, it would be great to play those out and kind of see where we’re at,” Nelson told Hawk. “Me personally, how I feel, how the body feels. And then, obviously, it’s up to the organization what they would want to do.”

Nelson tore his ACL during the 2015 preseason and missed the year but returned to catch 97 passes for 1,257 yards and 14 touchdowns, the latter figure being the second-most he’s compiled in a season. The former second-round pick produced four 1,200-plus-yard receiving seasons in his past five healthy campaigns. During each of those, the Kansas State product played in 16 games.

Aaron Rodgers‘ presence looks to factor into Nelson’s potential free agency decision in 2019, should he enter that position. He will turn 33 in May.

“For my wife and my family, we’ve signed two extensions here in Green Bay, a lot of it was this community and this organization. It was a perfect fit for us,” Nelson said. “We have more money than what we’ll ever spend. That wasn’t going to be the biggest issue. But like you said, having a quarterback like Aaron, the best in the game with what he could do with his arm, his mind, his feet, everything. That definitely matters.

“We’ve seen it with other receivers who have left here and struggled. Because there’s a significant difference between what he can do and what some other quarterbacks around this league can do.”

Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson is inactive for today’s contest against the Cowboys after suffering broken ribs in last week’s victory over the Giants, but Green Bay has a “legitimate hope” that Nelson could play against the Falcons next week if the Packers advance to the NFC Championship Game, reports Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, who adds that Nelson had no trouble travelling to Dallas for today’s game.

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Nelson isn’t dealing with any other complications besides the rib injury itself, as Nelson himself told Stacey Dales of the NFL Network (Twitter links), and added that his primary goal is to resume breathing normally. Nelson is currently “resting and recovering,” an indication that he hasn’t yet returned to football activity. He’ll have a “chance” to play if the Packers advance to the next round of the tournament, per Dales, which is a decidedly more vague phrasing than Demovksy’s “legitimate hope” above.

If Nelson can’t go next week, the Green Bay’s wide receiver unit will consist of Davante Adams, Randall Cobb, Geronimo Allison, Jeff Janis, and Trevor Davis. The Packers also have Antwan Goodley and Max McCaffrey on the practice squad.

The Packers are expressing growing concern about wide receiver Jordy Nelson as he continues his slow start after recovering from a torn ACL during the 2015 preseason, a team source tells Jason Cole of Bleacher Report (video link). Specifically, Green Bay is worried that Nelson has not regained his “speed and explosiveness” thus far this year.

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As Cole’s report suggests, Nelson hasn’t been quite the offensive force in 2016 that he’s been in seasons prior. After averaging 16.1 yards per reception from 2011-14, Nelson is averaging only 11.9 yards per catch so far this year, indicating that he hasn’t yet posted the kind of chunk plays the Packers have come to expect. Nelson, 31, does the lead the league in touchdown receptions with five, but all of those have come from inside the red zone.

Green Bay’s offensive struggles since the beginning of the 2015 campaign have been well-documented, as last year marked the first time since Aaron Rodgers‘ first season as a starter that the Packers ranked outside the top-10 in offensive DVOA. Much of that dropoff was attributed to Nelson’s absence, but even with the veteran receiver back in the fold, Green Bay sits at just 14th in offensive DVOA six weeks into the 2016 season.