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In a recent interview with Eric Williams of FOX Sports, Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Drew Allar peeled back the curtain on what it’s like learning from four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers.
“I’m really excited to learn from [Rodgers],” Allar told Eric Williams of Fox Sports. “With him being in Coach McCarthy’s system in Green Bay, it’s beneficial because he knows the system inside and out, even though he hasn’t played in it in five or six years at this point. And just everything he’s going through in his career, playing in tens of thousands of snaps, how much experience and knowledge he has — the nuances of playing the position of quarterback, reading coverages, the defensive tendencies — any little thing I can pick up to help me process faster and be more accurate, I’m all in for it.”
Rodgers showed Allar the ropes during spring practices. The third-round pick will have a front row seat to the last year of Rodgers’ career.
“I’ve definitely learned a ton,” Allar told Joe Smeltzer of Steelers Now at minicamp. “Like Aaron’s done a great job of just being very open with me, answering all my questions. Pulling me aside during practices, if he sees something, and me asking him a lot of questions. He’s done a great amount of help already for me. So I’m really excited to keep learning from him. And honestly, just keep watching him play.”
Dropping back under center is one thing that Allar wants to master before the start of the season.
“It’s really just taking it a day at a time,” Allar told Williams. “They do a great job of building it out throughout practice with the quarterback in individual drills. They do a great job of emphasizing things throughout each day, just so I can get that foundation, because the footwork is a little different than what I’m used to.
“We were under center a little bit at Penn State, but not in the drop-back game. It was more run game and play-action game. So, just getting cleaner with under-center drops and drop-back footwork. And just really trying to pick up on the nuances of it. Just some different teaching, and it’s really cool to be a part of that. And kind of have another chapter to learn from and grow from. I already feel a lot more comfortable in it, and I know I’ve just got to keep my head down and keep working at it.”
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Rookie Drew Allar Opens Up on Learning From Aaron Rodgers
