A current report revealed that “the chances are rising” for 42-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers to function the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starter for a second straight 12 months, this time underneath not too long ago employed head coach Mike McCarthy.
Throughout a Monday look on “The Pat McAfee Present,” ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter shared what Rodgers’ Pittsburgh teammates stated about him following the membership’s 30-6 wild-card playoff loss to the Houston Texans on Jan. 12.
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“Once they had the exit conferences with the Pittsburgh Steelers gamers, nearly to a person, all of them needed Aaron Rodgers again,” Schefter defined, per Dominic Campbell of Sports activities Illustrated. “And the one factor that was conveyed to me was how a lot respect and love there was from different teammates about Aaron Rodgers and the way a lot they needed him again.”
Schefter added that the Steelers’ plan on the time these conferences happened was to present Rodgers “a few month” to decide about his future. The brand new league 12 months officially opens on March 11.
A earlier report suggested that Rodgers might be able to journey off into the sundown of retirement this winter. Nevertheless, that story went public earlier than Pittsburgh employed McCarthy, who was Rodgers’ head coach with the Inexperienced Bay Packers from 2006 by a portion of the 2018 season.
Did Steelers rent Mike McCarthy with Aaron Rodgers in thoughts?
Understandably, some have assumed the Steelers employed McCarthy in an try to persuade Rodgers to run it again with the group for an additional marketing campaign. Schefter addressed such hypothesis through the present section.
“They did not rent Mike McCarthy to deliver again Aaron Rodgers,” Schefter stated. “However I do not suppose that hurts the scenario in any respect. If something, it helps it. Clearly, Aaron Rodgers has to determine what he desires to do, however I feel the Pittsburgh Steelers completely would like to have him again and welcome him again.”
Rodgers has additionally been linked with a Minnesota Vikings aspect that won’t wish to have 2024 first-round draft decide J.J. McCarthy atop its depth chart this coming spring. Rodgers has a detailed relationship with Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell, and experiences from final 12 months hinted that the longer term Corridor of Famer would have signed with Minnesota as a substitute of Pittsburgh had O’Connell not been keen to begin McCarthy in 2025.
