{"id":43990,"date":"2025-04-26T01:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43990"},"modified":"2025-04-26T01:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:58:17","slug":"breaking-steelers-deliver-clear-message-on-aaron-rodgers-during-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43990","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Deliver Clear Message on Aaron Rodgers During NFL Draft.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2161489693.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2161489693.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2161489693.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2161489693.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Aaron Rodgers\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"352\" data-img-load-time=\"521\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Pittsburgh Steelers team president Art Rooney II addressed quarterback Aaron Rodgers just before the start of Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0have questions remaining behind center after choosing defensive tackle\u00a0Derrick Harmon\u00a0instead of a quarterback\u00a0in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. But the team still expects veteran\u00a0Aaron Rodgers\u00a0to be part of the team\u2019s potential answer in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what Steelers president Art Rooney II said on Steelers Nation Radio just as Day 2 of the NFL Draft began Friday. Rooney also stated that the team is anticipating a final decision from Rodgers soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still kind of getting the same signals we\u2019ve been getting recently that he does want to come here,\u201d\u00a0Rooney said. \u201cI do think we may get word soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously with things starting to crank up here with the offseason program, etc. If he\u2019s coming, would like to get him here soon for some of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette\u2019s Gerry Dulac, it\u2019s been more than six weeks since the Steelers made an offer to Rodgers. Dulac tweeted on March 12 that Rodgers was taking \u201chis gold ol\u2019 time about making a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers shared during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on April 17 that someone in his \u201cinner inner circle\u201d was dealing with a personal issue that he was prioritizing. Rodgers explained that he had been \u201cup front\u201d with the Steelers about that.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback also stated that he was \u201copen to anything and attached to nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Still Expecting Aaron Rodgers to Sign<\/h2>\n<p>Pundits have wondered this offseason how long the Steelers will wait on a decision from Rodgers. Apparently, it\u2019s a little while longer.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the draft beginning, the Steelers still appear set on the idea that Rodgers will be their starting quarterback in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers, who\u00a0will turn 42 years old in December, played the past two seasons for the\u00a0New York Jets. Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles tendon during Week 1 of the 2023 season and missed the rest of the campaign. Last season, he led the Jets to a 5-12 record with 3,897 passing yards and 28 touchdowns with 11 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts have argued, though, that Rodgers should be more mobile and better in the pocket another year removed from his Achilles injury.<\/p>\n<p>While waiting for a decision from Rodgers this offseason, the Steelers brought back veteran quarterback\u00a0Mason Rudolph\u00a0on a two-year deal in free agency. But the Steelers lost three other signal-callers \u2014\u00a0Russell Wilson,\u00a0Justin Fields\u00a0and\u00a0Kyle Allen\u00a0\u2014 to free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Rudolph, the Steelers only have 2022 seventh-round pick\u00a0Skylar Thompson\u00a0on their roster at quarterback.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Will the Steelers Select a Quarterback in 2025 Draft?<\/h2>\n<p>The Steelers passed on Sanders at No. 21 overall. But that hardly means they won\u2019t draft a quarterback at some point during the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the case despite Pittsburgh still expecting Aaron Rodgers to sign.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin answered, \u201cit does not\u201d to a question Tuesday about whether the possibility Rodgers signs later this offseason impacts the team\u2019s draft strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders remains on the board as the third round begins. That\u2019s not the only quarterback the Steelers could potentially target.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh sent several key members of its organization to the Alabama Pro Day for quarterback Jalen Milroe. Tomlin, general manager Omar Khan and quarterback coach Tom Arth\u00a0had dinner with Milroe\u00a0the night before his pro day.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers also hosted Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord for a pre-draft visit.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh\u2019s next choice\u00a0is No. 83 overall in the third round. 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