McGee revealed that he was being head-hunted by a huge tech company that offered a huge salary in exchange for McGee leaving NCIS and joining them.
He didn’t rule out leaving at that point, and it was enough for fans to get a little nervous.
On the one hand, McGee would be justified if he came to a point when he was ready to leave the dangerous life of an NCIS agent behind and focus on his family, and an episode earlier in Season 16 even provided a potential out.