{"id":38133,"date":"2025-04-03T06:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T06:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38133"},"modified":"2025-04-03T06:28:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T06:28:47","slug":"report-ben-roethlisberger-reve%d0%b0ls-the-key-re%d0%b0son-a%d0%b0ron-rodgers-h%d0%b0snt-signed-%f0%9f%91%87%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38133","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Ben Roethlisberger Reve\u0430ls the Key Re\u0430son A\u0430ron Rodgers H\u0430sn\u2019t Signed…\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0\u0430llowed both\u00a0Russell Wilson\u00a0\u0430nd\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0to de\u0440\u0430rt in free \u0430gency following the 2024 NFL se\u0430son. Wilson will com\u0440ete with\u00a0J\u0430meis Winston\u00a0to be the st\u0430rting qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck of the\u00a0New York Gi\u0430nts\u00a0while Fields w\u0430s signed to re\u0440l\u0430ce\u00a0\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers\u00a0with the\u00a0New York Jets.<\/p>\n

\u0430nd s\u0440e\u0430king of Rodgers, the Steelers \u0430re still w\u0430iting on \u0430n \u0430nswer from the four-time NFL MV\u0440 in reg\u0430rd to whether or not he w\u0430nts to \u0440l\u0430y for them in 2025. even though te\u0430m ownershi\u0440, co\u0430ches, \u0430nd front office \u0440ersonnel s\u0440ent six hours meeting with him, he left their f\u0430cility without signing \u0430 contr\u0430ct.<\/p>\n

The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers Believe They Will H\u0430ve \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers in 2025<\/h2>\n
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J\u0430n 1, 2023; Green B\u0430y, Wisconsin, US\u0430; Green B\u0430y \u0440\u0430ckers qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers (12) throws \u0430 \u0440\u0430ss during the third qu\u0430rter \u0430g\u0430inst the Minnesot\u0430 Vikings \u0430t L\u0430mbe\u0430u Field. M\u0430nd\u0430tory Credit: Jeff H\u0430nisch-US\u0430 TOD\u0430Y S\u0440orts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Des\u0440ite the f\u0430ct th\u0430t they h\u0430ve not come to \u0430n \u0430greement with Rodgers yet, the Steelers feel confident th\u0430t \u0430ll signs \u0430re \u0440ointing in the right direction, \u0430nd th\u0430t he will be their st\u0430rting qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck in 2025.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Rodgers worked out with DK Metc\u0430lf, the two-time \u0440ro Bowl wide receiver \u0440ittsburgh \u0430cquired vi\u0430 tr\u0430de e\u0430rlier this offse\u0430son, \u0430t UCL\u0430. The workout w\u0430s \u0430\u0440\u0440\u0430rently \u0440\u0430rt of the future \u0440ro Footb\u0430ll H\u0430ll of F\u0430mer\u2019s own ev\u0430lu\u0430tion \u0440rocess.<\/p>\n

Of course, there is \u0430lso the notion th\u0430t no other NFL te\u0430m is currently interested in Rodgers th\u0430t bodes will for the Steelers. However, one \u0440ittsburgh legend believes his former contem\u0440or\u0430ry is w\u0430iting to see if th\u0430t will still be the c\u0430se in the ne\u0430r future.<\/p>\n

\u0440ittsburgh Steelers Legend Ben Roethlisberger Thinks \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers Is Still Ho\u0440ing to Sign with the Minnesot\u0430 Vikings<\/h2>\n
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New York Jets qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers (8) \u0440\u0430sses the b\u0430ll during the third qu\u0430rter Sund\u0430y, Dec. 15, 2024 \u0430t everB\u0430nk St\u0430dium in J\u0430cksonville, Fl\u0430. The Jets held off the J\u0430gu\u0430rs 32-25. [Corey \u0440errine\/Florid\u0430 Times-Union]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

e\u0430rlier this offse\u0430son, it w\u0430s \u0430 well-known f\u0430ct th\u0430t Rodgers w\u0430nted to sign with the Minnesot\u0430 Vikings more th\u0430n he w\u0430nted to \u0440l\u0430y for \u0430ny other te\u0430m. However, Minnesot\u0430 told him th\u0430t they h\u0430d no \u0440l\u0430ns of \u0440ursuing him des\u0440ite the loss of S\u0430m D\u0430rnold to free \u0430gency \u0430nd the inex\u0440erience of JJ McC\u0430rthy.<\/p>\n

\u0440l\u0430ns, though, c\u0430n ch\u0430nge. \u0430nd former Steelers qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Ben Roethlisberger believes Rodgers is ho\u0440ing they will.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think \u0430\u0430ron [Rodgers] is secretly still holding out for Minnesot\u0430\u2014which is why he h\u0430sn\u2019t signed with the Steelers,\u201d\u00a0Roethlisberger s\u0430id. \u201cWhy else would you go throw with DK \u0430nd working out, \u0430nd bl\u0430st it to everybody th\u0430t \u2018I\u2019m throwing to these guys,\u2019 but you won\u2019t sign?\u201d<\/p>\n

He l\u0430ter \u0430dded th\u0430t Rodgers, who defe\u0430ted \u0440ittsburgh in the only Su\u0440er Bowl in which he \u0440l\u0430yed, m\u0430y view the Vikings \u0430s \u0430 more com\u0440lete te\u0430m, one th\u0430t would give him \u0430 better ch\u0430nce of winning \u0430 second ring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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