Proprietor Artwork Rooney II mentioned throughout a Friday look on “Steelers Now” that Rodgers does “need” to come back to Pittsburgh (h/t ESPN’s Brooke Pryor). He added information on this long-running entrance could also be coming quickly in consequence.
“We’re nonetheless sort of getting the identical alerts that we’ve been getting lately. He does need to come right here so I do assume we could get phrase quickly,” Rooney mentioned.
Crew and participant have remained in communication this week, with the Steelers clearly preferring to have readability on whether or not or not Rodgers will signal previous to the beginning of the draft. It stays to be seen if the 41-year-old will play in any respect subsequent 12 months, but when he does, a brief Pittsburgh stint would come as no shock given the curiosity proven in him. No timeline is in place, however numerous QB prospects are nonetheless on the board with the Steelers as a consequence of choose 83rd total.
Throughout his current public feedback on his scenario, Rodgers mentioned private issues are at the moment receiving the majority of his consideration throughout his prolonged free-agent stint. The four-time MVP has communicated to groups he’s ready to take a one-year deal within the $10M vary, an association that will surely depart the door open to the addition of a rookie. Rodgers is (no less than publicly) on board with suitors transferring ahead with a QB draft choose, and will probably be fascinating to see if the Steelers do certainly go that route quickly.
Pittsburgh was among the many groups that had a first-round grade on Jaxson Dart, however the group turned down the chance to pick him and as an alternative took Oregon defensive deal with Derrick Harmon. Shedeur Sanders, in the meantime, stays on the board with the opening two rounds within the books. Head coach Mike Tomlin is believed to be a fan of Sanders, making him a possible goal with the group’s third-rounder.
In any occasion, Rooney’s feedback made it clear a rookie wouldn’t be anticipated to deal with beginning duties instantly in 2025. The group has Mason Rudolph again within the fold for subsequent season, and Rodgers would after all occupy the QB1 position within the occasion he had been to take Pittsburgh’s long-standing provide. A protracted-term resolution underneath heart stays a logical aim, although.
“It’s going to be anyone that will probably be creating and will play down the highway,” Rooney mentioned, by way of Alan Saunders of Steelers Now. “It’s not like anyone that’s going to have a huge impact on this season.”
The Steelers have made it clear they are going to enter coaching camp with 4 quarterbacks, two greater than they at the moment have. Rodgers is clearly nonetheless in play to hitch the group in some unspecified time in the future because the wait continues with respect to seeing Pittsburgh’s draft plans.
