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The Pittsburgh Steelers have been waiting on Aaron Rodgers for over two months, and it appears the end of the never-ending saga is finally in sight. Rodgers biographer Ian O’Connor believes the four-time league MVP will sign with the Steelers by the end of May.
“Talking to a couple of people close to Aaron, I have a sense of what it might be,” O’Connor said on 93.7 the Fan. “I’m not comfortable reporting it right now, but I don’t think it would prevent him from playing football with the Steelers… I just think verbally, behind the scenes, not that he guaranteed it, but he’s told (the Steelers), ‘Listen I’m gonna play for you. I just don’t want to go there and then miss part of mandatory minicamp because of my personal issues. I’m pretty sure they’re gonna be solved by the end of May, at least in my satisfaction where I can give you my all.’ I think that’s where he is.”
After a tumultuous two-year tenure with the New York Jets, O’Connor believes Pittsburgh is the “perfect place” for Rodgers to end his career.
“He knows it was an embarrassment in New York largely, and he’s the face of that embarrassment,” O’Connor said. “Whether that’s fair or not, that’s the case. It may be me as an optimist, but I think this is gonna work out. Do I think the Steelers will win the Super Bowl next year? No. But if you told me 11-6 with at least one playoff victory . . . I think that’s realistic.”
Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones thinks his former teammate Aaron Rodgers should have extra motivation to sign with the Steelers, especially with the New York Jets being the Steelers’ Week 1 opponent.
The potential revenge game against the Green Bay Packers is nothing compared to Rodgers’ fallout with the Jets. Like Cam Heyward, Jones believes the Jets did Rodgers dirty.
“He should be juiced up with this schedule.” Jones said on FS1’s Facility. “I’m not even talking about the Packers. The Packers, y’all split ways, that’s all good. We’ll see you again. They’ll probably celebrate him and all that stuff. But this Jets stuff, the way they disrespected him leaving down there.”
In a recent appearance on NBC Sports, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said he expects Aaron Rodgers to eventually sign with the Steelers. LaFleur, who coached Rodgers from 2019-2022, just can’t see Rodgers calling it a career.
“I’m anticipating that happening, so I won’t be surprised,” LaFleur said. “I just can’t see him not playing the game of football this year, and (signing with the Steelers) obviously makes the most sense. I just know in our discussions over the years, he’s a guy that he’s had as much respect for as anybody, a guy like Mike Tomlin. I could certainly see that coming to fruition here pretty shortly.”
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