Earlier reports indicated that a minimum of some individuals inside the Pittsburgh Steelers count on quarterback Aaron Rodgers to re-sign with the franchise earlier than the organized crew follow exercise portion of Pittsburgh’s offseason program begins this coming Monday (Might 18).
Nonetheless, some outsiders understandably have questioned how head coach Mike McCarthy and others related to the Steelers will react if Rodgers stays unsigned via and even past the Memorial Day vacation.
For his newest reside chat, Steelers reporter Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Submit-Gazette was requested if the membership has a “crimson line” date in thoughts for when it may shut the door on a possible Rodgers return.
Do the Steelers have a deadline date for Aaron Rodgers resolution in thoughts?
“Each time Mike McCarthy is requested, I do not get the sense there’s a crimson line,” Fittipaldo responded to a query. “Anybody who noticed the video from Saturday may detect he knows something, and all indicators level to Rodgers being his QB in 2026. So whereas others within the group is likely to be rankled by Rodgers’ indecision, it appears to me McCarthy is who’s most necessary as a result of he is aware of what it is going to take for Rodgers to get on the identical web page along with his teammates. I will say June 2 (the primary day of obligatory minicamp).”
Fittipaldo was referencing how McCarthy was Rodgers’ head coach once they have been employed by the Green Bay Packers from 2006 via a lot of the 2018 season. Whereas some have questioned if the 2 will get alongside as soon as they resume their working relationship, each McCarthy and Rodgers have suggested that there will not be any issues.
“So long as he signifies he desires to play in 2026, they’ll have an interest…except this drags into late June,” Fittipaldo wrote about how Rodgers is considered by Steelers individuals.
Are the Steelers now pissed off with Aaron Rodgers?
A story from earlier in Might talked about that the Steelers’ “endurance will begin to flip into frustration and possibly one thing extra” if Rodgers does not re-sign by the beginning of OTAs. Based on Fittipaldo, McCarthy is not shedding sleep over the matter, neither is the coach bothered that Rodgers “was on the town final weekend” however did not meet with the Steelers.
“My sense is the frustration comes with the uncertainty,” Fittipaldo added concerning the Rodgers saga, “however as I wrote above, it looks like McCarthy already is aware of what is going on to occur.”
Final yr, Rodgers did not formally signal till proper earlier than the beginning of Pittsburgh’s obligatory minicamp. Fittipaldo’s replace could lead on one to imagine historical past will repeat itself this spring.
