Halfway by way of the month of Might and the Pittsburgh Steelers nonetheless don’t know if 41-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers goes to signal with them or not.
Although they proceed to imagine that he will and are holding out hope, there’s no indication that he’ll signal — or when.
For NFL Community analyst Gregg Rosenthal, who appeared on “The Ross Tucker Podcast” Monday morning, the Steelers have completely mismanaged the Rodgers state of affairs, and have accomplished a worse job at it than some other staff may have within the NFL.
That mentioned, Rosenthal nonetheless believes Rodgers will signal with the Steelers, however how they’ve dealt with the state of affairs, let it drag on and never have a solution a technique or one other at this level realizing they want a quarterback is relatively embarrassing for them.
“Effectively, I totally count on him to be on the Steelers as a result of their proprietor does, Artwork Rooney. He’s the one one keen to speak about this at any level, ’trigger he’s possession and he can say no matter he desires. And he’s been considering Aaron Rodgers goes there now,” Rosenthal mentioned of Rodgers and the way the Steelers have dealt with the state of affairs, in keeping with video through the present’s YouTube web page. “Both approach, it’s nice content material, like Aaron Rodgers on the Steelers at this level of his profession with a very good protection and a reasonably good offensive line. It’s nice content material. If, for some purpose he chooses to not go there, that’s additionally type of nice as a result of the Steelers have mismanaged this example worse than any NFL staff may.
“Are you able to think about if a unique staff aside from the Steelers was simply ready on bated breath for Aaron Rodgers and he really doesn’t go there? They need to completely be flamed.”
Steelers’ staff president and proprietor Artwork Rooney II said on the Friday of the 2025 NFL Draft that he believed the Steelers “might get phrase quickly” from Rodgers relating to his determination, this coming just some weeks after he mentioned on the NFL Homeowners conferences in Florida that the Steelers have been keen to attend on Rodgers, however not without end.
Now, two weeks have handed for the reason that draft, and Rodgers nonetheless hasn’t decided.
The final time he appeared in public and spoke was on The Pat McAfee Present in late April, and there he said that he was coping with some private stuff away from the sport that had his undivided consideration, and that he wasn’t even considering of soccer.
Although he threw with new Steelers’ receiver DK Metcalf in Los Angeles this offseason, there was no actual indication that he’s going to signal with the Steelers. He even mentioned on McAfee’s present that the Steelers didn’t give him a deadline to signal, and that if groups want to maneuver on from him whereas he’s taking his time this offseason, then so be it.
However, there the Steelers nonetheless stand, having handed on quarterbacks all through the 2025 NFL Draft till touchdown Ohio State’s Will Howard within the sixth spherical at No. 185 general. Presently, the Steelers have Mason Rudolph, Howard, and Skylar Thompson on the roster.
They’re nonetheless holding out hope for Rodgers.
It’s been a little bit of a multitude, however the Steelers made this mess themselves. They’re dealing with this mess one of the best they’ll now ready for Rodgers, even whereas receiving criticism for the way they’ve gone about this at an important place in sports activities.
