Pittsburgh Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw went viral when he lately mentioned that he felt the membership’s curiosity in Aaron Rodgers is “a joke.”
Throughout a Wednesday look on CBS Sports activities HQ, former Steelers cornerback and two-time Tremendous Bowl champion Bryant McFadden responded to Bradshaw’s take.
“I disagree with the Corridor of Famer,” McFadden defined, as shared by Alex Kozora of Steelers Depot. “I disagree with the Steeler alum and this is why. Aaron Rodgers, proper now…he’s a greater quarterback possibility than Mason Rudolph. That is the details. I do know Aaron Rodgers is on the finish of his Corridor of Fame profession, however proper now, he’s a greater QB possibility than Mason Rudolph.”
McFadden has been critical of Rodgers remaining an unsigned free agent by way of the organized staff actions portion of Pittsburgh’s offseason program, so it is considerably noteworthy that the analyst feels the 41-year-old is a greater possibility for the membership than Rudolph. Whereas Rudolph has spent the vast majority of his profession as a backup, Rodgers will ultimately be a first-ballot Corridor of Famer.
In whole, Rudolph has gone 9–8–1 as a starter on the highest degree since 2018. Most lately, he tossed 9 landing passes and 9 interceptions over 5 begins and eight appearances with the Tennessee Titans this previous season.
That mentioned, there isn’t any assure Rodgers will do any higher if he is in a position to give the Steelers 17 begins in the course of the upcoming season. He suffered a torn Achilles in September 2023 and dealt with a number of lingering bodily setbacks whereas with the New York Jets in the course of the 2024 marketing campaign. Per Pro Football Reference, he ended final season ranked twenty eighth within the NFL with a 48.0 adjusted QBR. He was additionally tied for seventh within the league with 28 passing scores.
Multiple reports have indicated that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin would really feel “wonderful” about heading into the upcoming season with Rudolph as his QB1. Nevertheless, McFadden famous that historical past reveals Rudolph would doubtless be little greater than a one-year Band-Assist on the place earlier than the Steelers spent one other offseason searching for an improve.
Bradshaw’s opinion will not cease Tomlin and Co. from welcoming Rodgers with open arms if the enigmatic signal-caller places pen to paper on a contract. That seemingly reveals that individuals inside the Steelers agree with McFadden’s evaluation of what Rudolph is and is not this spring.
