Dawgs By Nature
The Browns biggest rival finally gets their starter after months of patience
As the Cleveland Browns have the day off from on-field OTAs, they learned this afternoon that Aaron Rodgers has made the long-awaited decision to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The news shouldn’t come as a surprise, as many expected that this would ultimately happen at some point before camp.
Rodgers took a lot of criticism last year for missing time during the offseason program with the New York Jets, and didn’t want the same to happen in Pittsburgh, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB.
The Rodgers saga has gone on longer than most expected, especially given the Steelers history of stability as a franchise but has finally come to an end in the way most expected:
Rodgers reportedly informed the team today and will travel to Pittsburgh to take part in the Steelers' mandatory minicamp next week. The 41-year-old will now try to go out on a high note with the Browns' biggest rival after a tumultuous couple of seasons in New York.
Now that everyone within the division has their presumptive starter besides Cleveland, it’s a good time to look at the revamped QB depth charts for those teams:
Starter- Lamar Jackson
Backups- Cooper Rush, Devin Leary
Starter- Joe Burrow
Backups- Jake Browning, Logan Woodside, Payton Thorne
Starter- Aaron Rodgers
Backups- Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, Skylar Thompson
For the Browns, the path to the playoffs just got more difficult, presuming Rodgers can stay healthy. Cleveland will face Pittsburgh in Week 6 and Week 17.
What do you think of the news becoming official? Does this change much for the Browns? Let us know in the comments below.
