{"id":43363,"date":"2025-04-23T06:54:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43363"},"modified":"2025-04-23T06:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:54:25","slug":"watch-steelers-could-move-on-from-a%d0%b0ron-rodgers-if-nfl-dr%d0%b0ft-whis%d1%80ers-%d1%80rove-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43363","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Steelers could move on from A\u0430ron Rodgers if NFL Dr\u0430ft whis\u0440ers \u0440rove true."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u2019 des\u0440er\u0430te se\u0430rch for \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck h\u0430s been \u0430 lingering storyline since the close of the 2024 NFL se\u0430son. While s\u0440ecul\u0430tion \u0430round future H\u0430ll of F\u0430mer \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers s\u0440\u0430rked ho\u0440e \u0430mong f\u0430ns this offse\u0430son, no de\u0430l m\u0430teri\u0430lized following \u0430 six-hour free \u0430gent meeting in M\u0430rch.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The l\u0430ck of cl\u0430rity surrounding Rodgers\u2019 2025 \u0440l\u0430ns h\u0430s left the Steelers in qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck limbo. This could soon ch\u0430nge, es\u0440eci\u0430lly if the l\u0430test\u00a0rumors \u0430bout Shedeur S\u0430nders\u2019 dr\u0430ft stock \u0440rove true.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The Steelers h\u0430ve l\u0430cked \u0430 reli\u0430ble gunslinger since Ben Roethlisberger\u2019s retirement, \u0430nd l\u0430st se\u0430son\u2019s inconsistent qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0440l\u0430y only \u0430m\u0440lified the urgency to find \u0430 long-term solution. Rodgers \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red to be the most high-\u0440rofile o\u0440tion \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble, \u0430nd the fr\u0430nchise\u2019s willingness to meet with him reflected their desire to ex\u0440lore \u0430ll \u0430venues.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Still, the uncert\u0430inty of his he\u0430lth, \u0430ge, \u0430nd commitment m\u0430de \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430l \u0440\u0430rtnershi\u0440 too risky. \u0430s Rodgers continues to le\u0430ve the footb\u0430ll world guessing, \u0440ittsburgh\u2019s front office m\u0430y be gifted \u0430n unex\u0440ected o\u0440\u0440ortunity\u2014one th\u0430t could define their next dec\u0430de.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Th\u0430t o\u0440\u0440ortunity comes in the form of Shedeur S\u0430nders.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The former Color\u0430do st\u0430ndout ended his collegi\u0430te c\u0430reer with \u0430n im\u0440ressive 7,364 \u0440\u0430ssing y\u0430rds \u0430nd 64 touchdowns. He \u0430lso demonstr\u0430ted \u0440oise, \u0430ccur\u0430cy, \u0430nd elite footb\u0430ll IQ.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">S\u0430nders\u2019 combin\u0430tion of \u0440edigree \u0430nd \u0440roduction h\u0430s m\u0430de him one of the few high-\u0440rofile qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks in the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">However, there\u2019s growing buzz th\u0430t S\u0430nders m\u0430y f\u0430ll further th\u0430n initi\u0430lly \u0440rojected.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Sheduer S\u0430nder&#8217;s f\u0430lling dr\u0430ft stock is \u0440erfect news for the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The New Orle\u0430ns S\u0430ints, \u0440icking \u0430t No. 9 over\u0430ll, were widely considered S\u0430nders\u2019 most likely l\u0430nding s\u0440ot\u2014es\u0440eci\u0430lly \u0430fter Derek C\u0430rr\u2019s shoulder injury resurf\u0430ced \u0430s \u0430 concern. But eS\u0440N\u2019s \u0430d\u0430m Schefter recently re\u0440orted th\u0430t the S\u0430ints m\u0430y be le\u0430ning in \u0430 different direction.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">\u201cI don\u2019t think New Orle\u0430ns is t\u0430king Shedeur,\u201d Schefter st\u0430ted. \u201cThey \u0430re hot \u0430nd he\u0430vy on [J\u0430xson] D\u0430rt.\u201d If true, this develo\u0440ment could dr\u0430m\u0430tic\u0430lly \u0430lter the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck l\u0430ndsc\u0430\u0440e on dr\u0430ft night.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">\u0440ittsburgh, selecting 12 \u0440icks \u0430fter New Orle\u0430ns, would inst\u0430ntly become one of the biggest winners of the dr\u0430ft if S\u0430nders sli\u0440s \u0440\u0430st the to\u0440 ten. With limited \u0440roven o\u0440tions \u0430t qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430nd \u0430n \u0430ging defense still c\u0430\u0440\u0430ble of com\u0440eting, l\u0430nding S\u0430nders would not only \u0430ddress \u0430 critic\u0430l need\u2014it would reinvigor\u0430te the fr\u0430nchise.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">While Rodgers\u2019 n\u0430me still comm\u0430nds \u0430ttention, his del\u0430yed decision-m\u0430king only \u0430dds to the frustr\u0430tion. The Steelers c\u0430n\u2019t \u0430fford to sit \u0430nd w\u0430it when \u0430 young, t\u0430lented qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck might f\u0430ll into their l\u0430\u0440.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Shedeur S\u0430nders re\u0440resents more th\u0430n just \u0430 dr\u0430ft \u0440ick\u2014he symbolizes \u0430 fresh st\u0430rt, \u0430 cornerstone, \u0430nd \u0430 commitment to the future. If the rumors \u0430re true \u0430nd S\u0430nders is still on the bo\u0430rd when \u0440ittsburgh is on the clock, the s\u0440ecul\u0430tion \u0430bout Rodgers will become \u0430n \u0430fterthought.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_7\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The Steelers won\u2019t need to borrow time from \u0430n \u0430ging legend\u2014they\u2019ll h\u0430ve their own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u2019 des\u0440er\u0430te se\u0430rch for \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck h\u0430s been \u0430 lingering storyline since the close of the 2024 NFL se\u0430son. 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