Ben Roethlisberger is shopping for the rising idea as to why Aaron Rodgers hasn’t but signed with the Steelers regardless of assembly with staff brass and figuring out with their new star receiver, DK Metcalf.
After the Giants signed Russell Wilson and the Vikings dedicated to J.J. McCarthy, Pittsburgh appears to be Rodgers’ solely actual possibility left.
Except the Vikings have a change of coronary heart.
“I think Aaron secretly is still holding out for Minnesota, which is why he hasn’t signed with the Steelers,” Roethlisberger, the previous Steelers QB who led them to 2 Tremendous Bowl titles, mentioned on his “Footbahlin” podcast this week. “Why else would you go throw with DK and be working out and put it out, blast it to everybody that I’m throwing to these guys, but you won’t sign?”
Rodgers, 41, reached out to Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell earlier this offseason to debate a potential union, however Minnesota needs at hand the reins to McCarthy, final 12 months’s first-round choose who missed his whole rookie season following knee surgical procedure.
It might take a meltdown by McCarthy this spring for the Vikings — who went 14-3 final season — to circle again to Rodgers, in line with ESPN.
Rodgers is coming off a roller-coaster two-season stint with the Jets that fell nicely in need of the Tremendous Bowl expectations that got here together with his 2023 commerce from the Packers.
He tore his Achilles 4 performs into the 2023 opener, thrusting Zach Wilson again beneath heart, and though Rodgers returned to play each sport this previous season, the Jets went 5-12 whereas firing head coach Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas throughout the season.
The brand new regime of head coach Aaron Glenn and GM Darren Mougey determined to maneuver on from Rodgers, as a substitute signing Justin Fields to a two-year, $40 million contract after he made six begins with the Steelers final season.
Roethlisberger did say he believes Rodgers will finally be a Steeler, which tracks with what proprietor Artwork Rooney II mentioned on the annual league assembly this week, stating he “keeps hearing” Rodgers is coming to city.
“To be honest with you, not really a lot of options out there for you,” Roethlisberger mentioned.
The six-time Professional Bowler added he thinks the Steelers will draft a quarterback later this month, however that “it’s just a matter of how high.”
Whether or not Rodgers has put pen to paper by then will doubtless impression that call.
