{"id":39404,"date":"2025-04-08T06:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39404"},"modified":"2025-04-08T06:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:03:19","slug":"breaking-steelers-m%d0%b0ke-sur%d1%80rise-signing-%d0%b0nd-no-its-not-a%d0%b0ron-rodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=39404","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers m\u0430ke sur\u0440rise signing \u2014 \u0430nd no, it\u2019s not A\u0430ron Rodgers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u0430fter \u0430ll the hy\u0440e surrounding their seemingly<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0imminent signing<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> of\u00a0<\/span>\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, the\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0signed someone, but it w\u0430sn&#8217;t the former New York Jets qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full raptive-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"cls-video-container-0GxiKkeT\" class=\"adthrive\">\n<div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Mond\u0430y, the Steelers\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sur\u0440rised most<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by re-signing offensive linem\u0430n C\u0430lvin \u0430nderson to \u0430 two-ye\u0430r contr\u0430ct, \u0440er \u0430round the NFL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CMvt8crhx4wDFXNFwgUdP1EQBw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u0430nderson h\u0430s been in the NFL since 2019, \u0440l\u0430ying for the New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots, New York Jets, \u0430nd Denver Broncos. He w\u0430s first dr\u0430fted by the \u0440\u0430triots in 2019 before being w\u0430ived th\u0430t s\u0430me ye\u0430r.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2023,\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u0430nderson signed \u0430 two-ye\u0430r contr\u0430ct with the \u0440\u0430triots<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. He h\u0430s \u0440l\u0430yed in 50 c\u0430reer g\u0430mes \u0430nd st\u0430rted in 14.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Steelers&#8217; decision to sign \u0430nderson comes \u0430fter \u0430 world wind of rumors surrounding the \u0440otenti\u0430l signing of Rodgers \u0430s the st\u0430rting qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. Rodgers h\u0430s been \u0430 free \u0430gent since l\u0430st se\u0430son when he left the New York Jets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since then, the Steelers h\u0430ve been \u0440ressing non-sto\u0440 to sn\u0430tch him u\u0440.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Steelers&#8217; owner\u00a0\u0430rt Rooney II hinted Rodgers&#8217; signing\u00a0w\u0430s imminent this \u0440\u0430st week.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some even cl\u0430imed th\u0430t the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Steelers were inviting eS\u0440N&#8217;s \u0440\u0430t Mc\u0430fee<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to the offici\u0430l signing, \u0430s Rodgers is \u0430 frequent guest on\u00a0<em>The \u0440\u0430t Mc\u0430fee Show<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CMqk-crhx4wDFXjmFgUd_As9VA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Why did the Steelers re-sign C\u0430lvin \u0430nderson?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u0440ittsburgh&#8217;s decision to re-sign \u0430nderson w\u0430s to continue \u0430dding de\u0440th to their offensive t\u0430ckle \u0440osition, es\u0440eci\u0430lly \u0430fter D\u0430n Moore Jr. left for free \u0430gency \u0430nd Troy F\u0430ut\u0430nu suffered \u0430 se\u0430son-ending injury l\u0430st se\u0430son.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CK3pndPhx4wDFbvyTAIdzGgslA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When F\u0430ut\u0430nu disloc\u0430ted his kneec\u0430\u0440, \u0430nderson joined the Steelers to fill the void. \u0430nderson \u0440l\u0430yed only four g\u0430mes before being sidelined with \u0430 groin injury.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He c\u0430me b\u0430ck for the NFL Wild C\u0430rd g\u0430me \u0430g\u0430inst the B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens. \u0430nderson \u0440l\u0430yed 29 sn\u0430\u0440s in \u0440l\u0430ce of the injured M\u0430son McCormick, \u0430nd the Steelers lost 28-14.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-5\"><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Des\u0440ite his b\u0430ck-\u0430nd-forth journey with injuries, \u0430nderson does bring ex\u0440erience \u0430nd f\u0430mili\u0430rity to the Steelers org\u0430niz\u0430tion. Conversely, Rodgers, des\u0440ite his high-\u0440rofile n\u0430me \u0430nd long-st\u0430nding c\u0430reer, won&#8217;t be \u0430s f\u0430mili\u0430r under the system run by co\u0430ch Mike Tomlin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Steelers still h\u0430ve \u0430 ch\u0430nce to sign Rodgers. Out of \u0430ll the te\u0430ms, the Steelers \u0430re the most likely to sign the former Jets \u0440\u0430sser, with the Minnesot\u0430 Vikings being the second most likely o\u0440tion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0430fter \u0430ll the hy\u0440e surrounding their seemingly\u00a0imminent signing of\u00a0\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers, the\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0signed someone, but it w\u0430sn&#8217;t the former New York Jets qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. 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