Steelers owner shares promising Aaron Rodgers update
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Former New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers seem ready to join forces, but no announcement has been made yet.
But when Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin met with reporters on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida, for the owners meetings, he had little news on what would come next. “It’s been reported that he spent a day with us and it was a really good day,” Tomlin said, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazzette.
You may be able to go on a darkness retreat and not worry about Aaron Rodgers making a decision on his future while you’re gone. Rodgers, seemingly down to just the Giants and Steelers after the Vikings passed on signing him, is “in no rush at all ...
Aaron Rodgers has been pursued by the Giants and Steelers following his release from the Jets this offseason. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The Jets finished the year at 5-12 and missed the playoffs. They have since signed former Steelers quarterback ...
Aaron Rodgers is trying to develop a rapport with a star receiver — and a potential teammate. The unsigned QB met met up with Steelers wideout D.K. Metcalf over the weekend to run some routes and have a throwing session at UCLA, per NFL Network’s Mike Garofalo.
The Steelers, with whom Rodgers visited Friday, have “a long-established culture, a family-business feel, and stability, just like Green Bay,” noted Breer, who added it’s an “area where the Steelers have an edge.”
So the Giants will ride with Wilson, the recently signed Jameis Winston, Tommy DeVito and potentially a draft pick in their quarterback room. That essentially leaves Rodgers with one avenue if he wants to return to the NFL for a 21st season.
The Jets seemed to relish in the attention that Rodgers brought from “Hard Knocks” to being a featured team on prime-time games. Glenn has brought a different philosophy. He sounds like the anti-Rex Ryan.
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Steelers owner Art Rooney II says there are “positive signs” that Aaron Rodgers will play in Pittsburgh. The four-time NFL MVP worked out recently with new Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf after previously visiting the team.