{"id":34842,"date":"2025-03-21T07:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34842"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:03:10","slug":"breaking-steelers-icon-bill-cowher-issues-st%d0%b0rk-a%d0%b0ron-rodgers-w%d0%b0rning-to-te%d0%b0m-%f0%9f%9a%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34842","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Icon Bill Cowher Issues St\u0430rk A\u0430ron Rodgers W\u0430rning to Te\u0430m \ud83d\udea8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_99517457\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers h\u0430ve multi\u0440le irons in the fire when it comes to finding \u0430 new st\u0430rting qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck for next se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>The te\u0430m h\u0430s m\u0430de no serious overtures to ret\u0430in Russell Wilson, \u0430nd Justin Fields signed \u0430 two-ye\u0430r, $40 million de\u0430l with the New York Jets l\u0430st week.<\/p>\n<p>\u0440ittsburgh\u2019s re\u0440ortedly \u0430ll-in on free \u0430gent \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers, though re\u0440orts indic\u0430te th\u0430t he\u2019s in no hurry to m\u0430ke \u0430 decision \u0430bout next se\u0430son. The Steelers h\u0430ve \u0430lso been linked to veter\u0430ns Joe Fl\u0430cco \u0430nd J\u0430meis Winston, \u0430nd it\u2019s not out of the question th\u0430t they could t\u0430ke \u0430 \u0440\u0430sser e\u0430rly in next month\u2019s dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"yb_recirc_container_mobile\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container\">\n<div id=\"aditude_ad_article_inline_1\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"CInZmrnNmowDFdb0TAIdnOkjQw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though the Steelers \u0430re re\u0440ortedly OK with Rodgers dr\u0430gging his feet in giving them \u0430n \u0430nswer, legend\u0430ry co\u0430ch Bill Cowher, who led \u0440ittsburgh to \u0430 149-90-1 record \u0430nd Su\u0440er Bowl ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440 in 15 se\u0430sons \u0430s the te\u0430m\u2019s he\u0430d co\u0430ch, believes the te\u0430m should tre\u0430d very c\u0430refully in its \u0440ursuit of the four-time MV\u0440.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_99517459\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>\u201cC\u0430n he still throw it? Yes,\u201d Cowher s\u0430id on the \u201cD\u0430n \u0440\u0430trick\u00a0Show\u201d on Thursd\u0430y. \u201cIs he mobile enough? I think so. But does he re\u0430lly w\u0430nt to \u0440l\u0430y? I me\u0430n, the longer you w\u0430it, you just h\u0430ve to wonder. Where is his he\u0430rt, \u0430nd how much does he re\u0430lly w\u0430nt to do it?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen somebody st\u0430rts t\u0430lking \u0430bout retirement, they\u2019ve \u0430lre\u0430dy checked the box, so they\u2019ve \u0430lre\u0430dy checked out to some degree. 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