{"id":37100,"date":"2025-03-30T01:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T01:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37100"},"modified":"2025-03-30T01:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T01:26:16","slug":"breaking-steelers-willing-to-wait-for-aaron-rodgers-insiders-explain-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37100","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers \u2018Willing to Wait\u2019 for Aaron Rodgers \u2014 Insiders Explain Why.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aaron-Rodgers11-e1743282601861.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aaron-Rodgers11-e1743282601861.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aaron-Rodgers11-e1743282601861.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aaron-Rodgers11-e1743282601861.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"NFL insider provides update on Steelers and Aaron Rodgers.\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"1138\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1434\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The latest Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers update was more optimistic.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At least on the surface, the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0remain calm and collected under pressure as their entire offseason could ride on the\u00a0decision of veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN NFL insiders\u00a0Jeremy Fowler and Louis Riddick echoed that sentiment\u00a0on March 29 while providing an update on Rodgers and the Steelers on \u201cSportsCenter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/video.twimg.com\/amplify_video\/1906000660853637120\/vid\/avc1\/1920x1080\/7TPs0fO0NxOyqeJt.mp4?tag=16\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The Steelers are] willing to be pretty patient,\u201d Fowler began, after being asked about their pursuit of Rodgers. \u201cMy sense is the Steelers remain optimistic here, and they are willing to wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, I\u2019ve talked to several people in the quarterback market including in and around\u00a0Russell Wilson\u2019s\u00a0free agency who just figured that the Steelers must\u2019ve gotten some sort of loose assurance from Rodgers at some point that he was going to play there,\u201d Fowler explained, reiterating that \u201cit feels like right now [Rodgers\u2019] options are Steelers, retirement, or does he want to just wait three or four months on the\u00a0[Minnesota] Vikings\u00a0to see if they change their mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other reason they\u2019re so willing to wait, per Riddick, is that their current focus is on the\u00a02025 NFL Draft and this incoming quarterback class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Pittsburgh, regardless, they have to be doing their homework on the draft eligible quarterbacks and looking at who they possibly could bring into the fold as a long-term solution,\u201d Riddick voiced on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing: \u201cSo, I think there\u2019s two things that Pittsburgh is dealing with. One, do we put a timeline on Aaron Rodgers?\u2026 And two, does it really matter because right now all of our efforts are really focused in on making sure our draft board is straight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Riddick then discussed potentially moving up for a QB prospect\u00a0like Shedeur Sanders\u00a0or trading back for\u00a0someone like Tyler Shough and additional draft capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s where their focus is right now,\u201d he concluded, stating that he understands their patience if Pittsburgh is resigned to draft a quarterback either way.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Losing Aaron Rodgers to Vikings \u2018Seems Unlikely,\u2019 per NFL Insider Jeremy Fowler<\/h2>\n<p>Within the update above, Fowler added that Rodgers to the Vikings \u201cseems unlikely at this point\u201d\u00a0despite their general manager\u2019s comments this week.<\/p>\n<p>In the same breath, he noted that Pittsburgh appears to be \u201call-in\u201d on Rodgers, which is more of a confirmation than actual news.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota has been wishy-washy in their pursuit of Rodgers, backing 2024 first rounder\u00a0J.J. McCarthy\u00a0and his continued development. On the flip side, it\u2019s been pretty obvious that the Steelers want the future Hall of Fame signal-caller for some time now.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Have Been Scouting &amp; Meeting With Several QB Prospects Ahead of NFL Draft<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers\u2019 recent actions seem to agree with Fowler\u2019s update and Riddick\u2019s theory.<\/p>\n<p>The organization\u00a0took Alabama dual threat QB Jalen Milroe out to dinner, met\u00a0with Texas passer Quinn Ewers\u00a0and have scheduled a\u00a0top 30 visit with Ole Miss draft riser Jaxson Dart.<\/p>\n<p>Add in the aforementioned rumored interest in Sanders and Shough and no one can say Pittsburgh has not done their due diligence on this quarterback class despite their pursuit of Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, they also reunited with veteran QB\u00a0Mason Rudolph \u2014 which appears to have excited a large contingent of the fanbase and the Steelers locker room. So, although they\u2019re \u201call-in\u201d on Rodgers, they do seem to have contingency plans in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The latest Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers update was more optimistic. 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