The Pittsburgh Steelers are nonetheless ready for a solution from Aaron Rodgers, and it feels like their hopes of signing the star quarterback stay pretty excessive.
It has been almost a month because the official begin of NFL free company, and Rodgers has but to affix a brand new workforce. Some consider he’s holding out hope that the Minnesota Vikings will make him a suggestion sooner or later, however they are committed to J.J. McCarthy.
Throughout an look on “SportsCenter” Sunday, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler mentioned the Steelers “stay optimistic” that they are going to ultimately land Rodgers. That’s reportedly the idea across the NFL as nicely.
“They haven’t gotten definitive phrase, however they’re keen to attend a short time longer,” Fowler mentioned, as transcribed by Scott Polacek of Bleacher Report. “That has actually been the case for just a few weeks now however speaking to folks which were concerned within the quarterback market within the final couple of months, they consider that the Steelers should’ve gotten some form of assurance sooner or later from Rodgers that he’s going to signal ultimately. So, we should always see some motion between now and the draft, probably.”
Steelers proprietor Artwork Rooney II instructed reporters on Tuesday that the workforce has obtained “positive sort of signals” relating to their probabilities of signing Rodgers. It’s unclear why the 41-year-old has determined to attend this lengthy until he’s considering retirement.
Rodgers had a throwing session with a notable wide receiver final week, so it looks as if he plans to play in 2025.
The Steelers not have the choice of bringing again Russell Wilson, who just lately signed with the New York Giants. HC Mike Tomlin has mentioned he can be snug getting into subsequent season with Mason Rudolph as his beginning quarterback, however Rodgers has been Plan A all alongside.
