As of the morning of Could 14, outsiders may solely speculate why Aaron Rodgers hadn’t but signed a contract to function the Pittsburgh Steelers beginning quarterback for the 2025 season.
In the course of the newest episode of his “Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger” podcast, the Steelers legend defined why he believes Rodgers ought to wish to start working below head coach Mike Tomlin and offensive coordinator Arthur Smith sooner quite than later.
“He is an extremely sensible, sensible man. So, do I believe he may decide it up? Completely,” Roethlisberger mentioned about Rodgers studying Smith’s offense, as shared by Jeremy Pike of Steelers Depot. “However there’s additionally one thing to be mentioned about being on the sector with guys at apply, to see how guys run routes, to do issues, to speak, to allow them to hear your voice within the huddle, to listen to your cadence, to listen to your audibles, all that stuff.”
Rodgers seemingly agreed with Roethlisberger’s take again within the spring of 2023 when the 41-year-old shortly started working to construct on-the-field chemistry with New York Jets teammates after he obtained his desired commerce from the Inexperienced Bay Packers. Whereas a number of reporters have prompt that Rodgers merely would not wish to take part within the ongoing portion of the offseason program, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Put up-Gazette talked about on Tuesday that he believes “the non-public points” the longer term Corridor of Famer referenced in April are why he started the second Wednesday of Could as a free agent.
The truth that Rodgers reportedly “has stayed in comparatively fixed contact with” Tomlin would understandably lead folks to imagine the 2 sides have some form of handshake settlement relating to the upcoming marketing campaign. That is all nicely and good, however Roethlisberger thinks everyone concerned would profit from having Rodgers within the constructing earlier than Pittsburgh’s necessary minicamp begins on June 10.
“The coach and it’s worthwhile to get on the identical web page, in order that when coach is looking performs, he is aware of what you want and don’t love,” Roethlisberger added. “After which while you’re altering issues, he understands why you are altering it and what you are altering it to.”
With no Rodgers on the roster, longtime backup Mason Rudolph is on observe to function Pittsburgh’s QB1. Finally, Tomlin and Steelers common supervisor Omar Khan might want to know if they need to make the Atlanta Falcons a suggestion for wantaway quarterback Kirk Cousins earlier than training-camp practices get underway in July.
