How Steelers reportedly be expecting Aaron Rodgers saga will finish

For a work printed past due Sunday night time, ESPN’s Brooke Pryor made word of the Pittsburgh Steelers “passing on a quarterback four times before finally selecting 24-year-old developmental prospect Will Howard out of Ohio State in the sixth round” of the 2025 NFL Draft.

She wrote that the transfer advised that, for people related to the Steelers, reminiscent of staff proprietor and president Art Rooney II, “(Aaron) Rodgers was very much present in their decision-making process.”

During a Monday morning look on Pittsburgh sports activities radio station 102.5 WDVE, Steelers reporter Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette introduced an replace at the Rodgers saga that can be nearing its conclusion. 

“The Steelers firmly believe that he will sign with them,” Dulac mentioned about Rodgers, in line with Ross McCorkle of Steelers Depot. “It’s less likely that he won’t be their quarterback.” 

While talking at the Steelers’ flagship radio program this previous Friday, Rooney mentioned that “we’re still kind of getting the same signals” that Rodgers “does want to come here, so I do think we may get word soon.” 

After Pittsburgh drafted Oregon defensive take on Derrick Harmon at general pick out No. 21 this previous Thursday night time, NFL insider Josina Anderson reported that the Steelers “communicated with Aaron Rodgers at the beginning of [last] week that they would like to receive an answer from him” relating to his intentions for the 2025 season “at least 48 hours” earlier than the beginning of the player-selection procedure.

Anderson added that the Steelers knew “the outcome of that conversation.” 

The group handed on drafting a big-name quarterback prospect reminiscent of Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart, Louisville’s Tyler Shough and Alabama’s Jalen Milroe.

On Friday, ESPN “Unsportsmanlike” co-host and analyst Evan Cohen published {that a} dialog with “somebody who is close to Rodgers” left Cohen believing that “it’s almost as if” the long run Hall of Famer “wants the Steelers to make a move so he doesn’t have to say no to them.” The Athletic’s Zak Keefer therefore identified that the Steelers misplaced some “leverage” in talks with Rodgers as a result of they recently must get started both longtime backup Mason Rudolph or attainable QB3 Skylar Thompson over Howard this coming September. 

That mentioned, Josh Kendall of The Athletic famous that the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints ended the draft on target to begin quarterbacks rather then Rodgers. 

Unless the Vikings quickly alternate their minds about turning to 2024 first-round draft pick out J.J. McCarthy, it sounds as if the Steelers and Rodgers will want every different if the 41-year-old makes a decision he is not but in a position to experience off into the sundown of retirement.