Aaron Rodgers’ biographer makes daring prediction about QB’s long term

Rodgers’ biographer, Ian O’Connor, just lately gave the impression on 93.7 The Fan’s “The PM Team” and predicted the 41-year-old would put pen to paper via the top of May (h/t Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk). Although he declined to reveal the private problems that Rodgers himself has cited for his extend in signing with a membership, O’Connor does no longer consider the ones problems – which pertain to a member of Rodgers’ internal circle – would preclude him from taking part in soccer.

“I just think verbally, behind the scenes, not that he guaranteed it, but he’s told [the Steelers], ‘Listen, I’m gonna play for you. I just don’t want to go there and then miss part of mandatory minicamp because of my personal issues. I’m pretty sure they’re gonna be solved by the end of May, at least in my satisfaction where I can give you my all,’” O’Connor stated (by the use of Ross McCorkle of SteelersDepot.com).

Florio in the past expressed his trust, supported via a supply who is aware of Rodgers however who has no explicit wisdom of the present scenario, that the eccentric signal-caller could have sought after to steer clear of being a distraction via signing a freelance with the Steelers however closing clear of the workforce for the early levels of the membership’s offseason program as he types out his private subject. Of path, given Rodgers’ standing and the protection that repeatedly surrounds him, the truth that he has no longer signed a freelance in any respect is its personal type of distraction. Still, it’s honest to conclude that formally becoming a member of Pittsburgh and no longer reporting throughout the primary levels of the offseason – which Rodgers has brazenly hostile anyway – would have invited much more scrutiny.

Florio believes O’Connor used to be regarding the offseason program usually and no longer obligatory minicamp in particular, as obligatory minicamp does no longer happen till June 10. Florio additionally believes there’s a just right probability Rodgers can have signed with Pittsburgh via subsequent week, as OTAs get underway on May 27.

Outside of the quarterback place, the Steelers have a playoff-worthy roster and didn’t make a choice a signal-caller on this yr’s draft till they added Ohio State’s Will Howard within the 6th spherical. As such, the runway could be very a lot transparent for Rodgers to return aboard and supplant Mason Rudolph as Pittsburgh’s QB1.

O’Connor, who interviewed 250 folks for his guide “Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers,” believes Pittsburgh is the “perfect place” for Rodgers to complete his taking part in profession.

“It may be me as an optimist, but I think this is gonna work out,” O’Connor stated. “Do I think the Steelers will win the Super Bowl next year? No. But if you told me 11-6 with at least one playoff victory … I think that’s realistic.”