Aaron Rodgers teases Steelers signing after query about taking part in for Bears

The NFL world retains ready for Aaron Rodgers to signal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the longer term Corridor of Fame quarterback just lately added extra credence to the concept him doing so is inevitable.

At a question-and-answer session hosted by rapper Mike Stud, Rodgers was requested whether or not he’d ever play for the Chicago Bears. Rodgers — who accrued a mixed 24-5 document towards the Bears throughout his 15 seasons because the beginning quarterback for the Inexperienced Bay Packers (2008-22) — answered “no” but additionally that he believes “there is a staff which may play in Chicago this yr” on a “highway journey.”

Outdoors NFC North competitors (Packers, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings), Chicago hosts the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Steelers and Cleveland Browns in 2025. In thought, the one staff in that bunch that both does not have its Week 1 quarterback or would conceivably wish to add a veteran signal-caller of Rodgers’ ilk is Pittsburgh.

The Steelers’ quarterback room at present consists of Mason Rudolph, who signed a two-year deal to reunite with the franchise that drafted him in 2018, Skylar Thompson and 2025 sixth-round draft decide Will Howard.

Final season, Rodgers totaled 3,897 passing yards, 28 passing touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a 90.5 passer ranking, whereas finishing 63.0% of his passes for the New York Jets, who launched the four-time NFL MVP in March.

Rodgers was seen throwing passes to huge receiver and two-time Professional Bowler DK Metcalf, who Pittsburgh acquired from the Seattle Seahawks in March, earlier this offseason. The Steelers additionally added veteran huge receiver Robert Woods. Granted, they traded George Pickens to the Cowboys earlier this month.

Pittsburgh is coming off a 10-7 season that noticed it lose its final 5 mixed video games, ending with a loss to the Baltimore Ravens within the AFC wild-card spherical. The Steelers misplaced quarterbacks Russell Wilson (12 mixed begins in 2024) and Justin Fields (six begins in 2024) in free company.

Earlier this week, Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith expressed that the staff ready for Rodgers to signal hasn’t been “a distraction in any respect.”

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