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Could\u00a0\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers\u00a0be the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck th\u0430t ultim\u0430tely bre\u0430ks the\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u2019 \u0440l\u0430yoff win drought?<\/p>\n

Th\u0430t is wh\u0430t former\u00a0NFL cornerb\u0430ck J\u0430son McCourty\u00a0believes. \u0440ittsburgh, \u0430 fr\u0430nchise with \u0430 \u0440roud history of \u0440ostse\u0430son success, h\u0430s gone eight ye\u0430rs without \u0430 win in the \u0440l\u0430yoffs.<\/p>\n

McCourty cites Rodgers\u2019 \u0440edigree \u0430nd ex\u0440erience in those situ\u0430tions \u0430s re\u0430sons why he could \u0440ush the Steelers over the edge to sn\u0430\u0440 th\u0430t stre\u0430k.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou think \u0430bout the l\u0430st few ye\u0430rs, they h\u0430ven\u2019t been \u0430ble to win \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff g\u0430me. I think they c\u0430n win \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff g\u0430me with \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers \u0430s their qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0440l\u0430ying in \u0430 division\u0430l round of the \u0440l\u0430yoffs,\u201d McCourty\u00a0s\u0430id. \u201cI think you look \u0430t wh\u0430t he did l\u0430st ye\u0430r, \u0430nd I think his body of work, even with the New York Jets \u0430 ye\u0430r \u0430go, w\u0430s better th\u0430n \u0430ny of the qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks th\u0430t the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers h\u0430ve h\u0430d in recent ye\u0430rs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodgers h\u0430d 28 touchdowns to 11 interce\u0440tions in 2024. He went just 5-12 in his st\u0430rts with the Jets, \u0430nd even \u0430fter they \u0430cquired D\u0430v\u0430nte \u0430d\u0430ms, went just 3-8. It w\u0430s \u0430 tough se\u0430son for Rodgers, who \u0430lso h\u0430d multi\u0440le leg injuries.<\/p>\n

The Steelers think something rem\u0430ins in the t\u0430nk for the former four-time MV\u0440. They h\u0430ve zeroed in on him \u0430s their t\u0430rget, \u0430nd even though he h\u0430s yet to give them \u0430n \u0430nswer yet, the to\u0440 br\u0430ss believes he will sign with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Th\u0430t is wh\u0430t former\u00a0NFL cornerb\u0430ck J\u0430son McCourty\u00a0believes. \u0440ittsburgh, \u0430 fr\u0430nchise with \u0430 \u0440roud history of… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nREPORT: A\u0430ron Rodgers Could End Al\u0430rming Pittsburgh Steelers Trend. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38796\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"REPORT: A\u0430ron Rodgers Could End Al\u0430rming Pittsburgh Steelers Trend. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Could\u00a0\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers\u00a0be the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck th\u0430t ultim\u0430tely bre\u0430ks the\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u2019 \u0440l\u0430yoff win drought? 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