{"id":50924,"date":"2025-05-25T02:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T02:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50924"},"modified":"2025-05-25T02:05:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T02:05:55","slug":"breaking-steelers-face-sharp-warning-over-signing-aaron-rodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50924","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Face Sharp Warning Over Signing Aaron Rodgers.."},"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\/03\/Aaron-Rodgers9-e1743014388542.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aaron-Rodgers9-e1743014388542.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aaron-Rodgers9-e1743014388542.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Aaron-Rodgers9-e1743014388542.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers.\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"144\" data-dom-ready-time=\"200\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Do the Pittsburgh Steelers still have to worry about the Minnesota Vikings when it comes to Aaron Rodgers?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aaron Rodgers has yet to officially make a decision on whether to join the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0for the coming season, but one analyst warns the team that signing the former league MVP could be a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Michael Wilbon\u00a0criticized Rodgers for his approach to free agency, warning the Steelers that they could face the same circus that the quarterback brought to the New York Jets in his two seasons there.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Steelers Advised to Steer Clear of Aaron Rodgers<\/h2>\n<p>Wilbon gave credit to the Steelers as an organization that makes good and smart decisions over decades, which he said they would blow up by signing Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re making a mistake if they let him anywhere near their building,\u201d Wilbon said, adding \u201cAaron Rodgers hasn\u2019t been relevant as a quarterback in the NFL for four or five seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ESPN commentator added that it appeared beyond reason that the Steelers would want the drama that Rodgers would bring to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Mike Tomlin we now, he\u2019s going to deal with that nonsense? For a guy who can\u2019t play?\u201d Wilbon said.<\/p>\n<p>But the Steelers may have left themselves with no other clear options at quarterback. The team didn\u2019t pursue other top free agents like Sam Darnold and Geno Smith, instead bringing back veteran Mason Rudolph.<\/p>\n<p>While Rodgers may have created some distractions off the field, he did bring strong play to the Jets last season. The veteran completed 63.0% of his passes for 3,897 yards with 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>The organization was in turmoil during his tenure, firing both their head coach and general manager last season and enduring drama. Rodgers often pointed the finger at teammates and the organization for the struggles, while the Jets failed to materialize into the Super Bowl contender many had predicted when he initially signed in 2023.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Aaron Rodgers Signing Could Be Coming Soon<\/h2>\n<p>Though Rodgers has kept the Steelers waiting for months this offseason, an insider believes he could officially join the team sometime in the coming days. NFL insider Adam Schefter appeared on\u00a0ESPN Milwaukee, saying he believes Rodgers will put pen to paper sometime before the start of the team\u2019s mandatory practice schedule.<\/p>\n<p>But even Schefter stressed that the projection was a guess and nothing more.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cMy guess is he\u2019s going to wind up (in Pittsburgh),\u201d Schefter said on\u00a0ESPN Milwaukee. \u201cI think that we\u2019ve heard Art Rooney, the team owner, say he expects Aaron Rodgers to sign there, and they have mandatory minicamp June 10-12, so I\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">would<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0think Rodgers is on the table here in the next week or so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tim Benz of TribLive.com\u00a0suggested that minicamp is an artificial deadline, one Rodgers has no obligation to follow.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt\u2019s also important to remember that minicamp is only \u2018mandatory\u2019 if a player is\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actually<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0signed. It\u2019s not like the Steelers can fine Aaron Rodgers for not being here if he isn\u2019t\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actually<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0a Steeler,\u201d Benz wrote. \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While, in theory, every other Steeler is supposed to be here for minicamp, on a personal level for Rodgers, that\u2019s not as much of a deadline as we may think.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Do the Pittsburgh Steelers still have to worry about the Minnesota Vikings when it comes to Aaron Rodgers? 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