The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 schedule has formally been launched. It consists of a number of massive video games, together with the league’s first regular-season recreation in Eire. Nonetheless, their season opener in opposition to the New York Jets can also be noteworthy, particularly with Aaron Rodgers probably touchdown in Pittsburgh. That may very well be an indication that the NFL thinks that Rodgers will signal with the Steelers. Nonetheless, Mike North, the NFL’s vp of broadcast planning and scheduling, said that it isn’t the case.
“You’ll see Pittsburgh on the Jets are on CBS at 1 o’clock within the afternoon in Week 1, together with seven different NFL video games all on the similar time,” North stated Wednesday by way of a CBS Sports activities article written by Jonathan Jones. “I believe if the league knew, we most likely would’ve scheduled that recreation for a nationwide tv window. So, at worst, it’s Justin Fields in opposition to his previous crew.
“At greatest, it’s Aaron [Rodgers] going up in opposition to one in every of his previous groups. Have a look at what we did with Aaron [Rodgers’] first recreation the final two years (each Monday night time video games). If we knew one thing, I believe you’ll’ve seen it mirrored within the schedule. That being stated, nonetheless an excellent recreation.”
North makes it clear that the league has no inside data or sturdy feeling about Rodgers. That Jets recreation is already fascinating with out Rodgers concerned. It ought to see Justin Fields attending to face the Steelers, his former crew. There’s intrigue there.
Nonetheless, if Rodgers have been to signal with the Steelers, that recreation would develop into way more thrilling. Rodgers spent the final two seasons with the Jets, and his finish there wasn’t fairly. He made some feedback that made it look like he didn’t recognize how they dealt with releasing him. Particularly, it gave the impression of he had an odd encounter with new Jets head coach Aaron Glenn.
Whereas North factors to the Jets recreation as a purpose to say that the NFL doesn’t imagine Rodgers goes to Pittsburgh, a couple of different video games might contradict that assertion.
Maybe the most important piece of proof is the Steelers’ Week 8 recreation in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers. That’s scheduled to be a primetime recreation on Sunday night time. Whereas the Packers and Steelers are two of the NFL’s most historic franchises, that isn’t their largest opponent this 12 months.
Nonetheless, that recreation turns into way more entertaining if Rodgers is with the Steelers. He constructed his Corridor of Fame profession with the Packers, and since leaving Inexperienced Bay, he’s but to face them. That may very well be probably the most fascinating video games of the 12 months if Rodgers is a Steeler. It will definitely warrant being on primetime.
Whereas the NFL most likely doesn’t have any insider info on Rodgers, it does look like they needed to cowl their bases, at the least with the Packers recreation. That matchup might show to be too necessary to danger placing in a much less notable spot. We’ll see if Rodgers could have the prospect to face his former groups.
