Steelers Hall of Famer rips staff over Aaron Rodgers hobby

The Pittsburgh Steelers are nonetheless enjoying the ready recreation on free-agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and everyone, except for them, appears to be getting bored with it. That comprises some of the giants in franchise historical past, Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw. 

The four-time Super Bowl champion hasn’t ever been shy about being crucial of the staff when warranted, and he didn’t cling again on Tuesday when discussing the Steelers’ reported hobby in Rodgers right through an look on 103.7 The Buzz.

Bradshaw referred to as the Steelers’ hobby in Rodgers “a joke” and stored his cruelest barbs for Rodgers himself.

“That’s a joke. That to me is just a joke. What are you gonna do? Bring him in for one year, are you kidding me? That guy needs to stay in California. Go somewhere and chew on bark and whisper to the gods out there.”

Bradshaw additionally argued the Steelers gave up on former first-round pick out Kenny Pickett too temporarily and didn’t do sufficient to give a boost to him with skill round him. 

The Steelers’ quarterback scenario has been a multitude ever because the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger, and if it is Rodgers or someone else, they’re set to have their fourth other opening beginning quarterback during the last 4 seasons.

Since Roethlisberger’s retirement, the Steelers’ opening day starters had been Mitch Trubisky, Pickett, Justin Fields and a yet-to-be-named starter this season that may be someone from Rodgers, to Mason Rudolph, to rookie sixth-round pick out Will Howard, to Skylar Thompson to some other thriller veteran this is nonetheless to be had.

Rudolph and Russell Wilson have additionally began video games for the Steelers during the last 3 seasons. 

They went into this offseason with the function of re-signing both Wilson or Fields, however ended up maintaining neither as they went to the New York Giants and New York Jets, respectively, in unfastened company. The Steelers additionally neglected out on each and every different primary unfastened agent and traded quarterback this offseason, and these days most effective have Rudolph, Howard and Thompson at the roster. 

It is an issue and a priority. Rodgers additionally more than likely isn’t going to unravel it, given his age (42) and the way unhealthy he used to be this previous season for the Jets.

Along with utterly overturning their quarterback room for the second one consecutive offseason, they have got additionally modified their talent positions on offense by way of buying and selling broad receiver George Pickens and letting best operating again Najee Harris depart in unfastened company. 

They did gain DK Metcalf in a blockbuster industry with the Seattle Seahawks, however nonetheless have no idea who will probably be passing him the soccer.