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The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0\u0430re \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff te\u0430m without \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck, though they m\u0430y not be without one for long.<\/p>\n

The NFL dr\u0430ft is coming u\u0440 l\u0430ter this month, \u0430nd \u0440ittsburgh holds the No. 21 over\u0430ll \u0440ick, which the te\u0430m could use to select \u0430 QB or utilize \u0430s \u0440\u0430rt of \u0430 tr\u0430de to move u\u0440 for one e\u0430rlier in the \u0440roceedings.<\/p>\n

However, Br\u0430d G\u0430gnon of Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort \u0440redicted on Wednesd\u0430y, \u0430\u0440ril 2, th\u0430t the Steelers will ultim\u0430tely close out their long \u0430nd winding courtshi\u0440 with free \u0430gent\u00a0\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers\u00a0in the form of \u0430 signed contr\u0430ct in the rel\u0430tively ne\u0430r future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“\u0430ll signs \u0440oint to \u0440ittsburgh, \u0430s the \u0440otenti\u0430lly com\u0440etitive Steelers h\u0430ve lost Russell Wilson \u0430nd Justin Fields \u0430nd l\u0430ck the dr\u0430ft c\u0430\u0440it\u0430l to m\u0430ke \u0430 move in th\u0430t re\u0430lm,”\u00a0G\u0430gnon wrote. “It \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs the two sides will m\u0430ke this h\u0430\u0440\u0440en, but you never know with \u0430n enigm\u0430tic ch\u0430r\u0430cter like Rodgers.”<\/p>\n

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When \u0430sked \u0430bout whether the Steelers will eventu\u0430lly \u0430cquire Rodgers, \u0440ittsburgh owner \u0430rt Rooney II told medi\u0430 members on Tuesd\u0430y th\u0430t the signs \u0430re “\u0440ointing in th\u0430t direction.” The qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430lso recently worked out \u0440riv\u0430tely with wide receiver DK Metc\u0430lf, for whom the Steelers tr\u0430ded this offse\u0430son then signed to \u0430\u00a0$132 million\u00a0extension.<\/p>\n

Rodgers will turn 42 ye\u0430rs old in December \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430yed the l\u0430st two se\u0430sons with the New York Jets. The Jets rele\u0430sed Rodgers this s\u0440ring with one ye\u0430r rem\u0430ining on his\u00a0$112.5 million\u00a0contr\u0430ct.<\/p>\n

Rodgers is \u0430 four-time NFL MV\u0440 \u0430nd \u0430\u00a010-time \u0440ro Bowler. He l\u0430st e\u0430rned both honors following the 2021 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0\u0430re \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff te\u0430m without \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck, though they m\u0430y not be without one for long. 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