ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter raised some eyebrows when he said that “it should not be that arduous” for quarterback Aaron Rodgers to resolve whether or not or not he desires to spend one other season because the Pittsburgh Steelers’ beginning quarterback or retire.
Throughout a latest look on the “Absolutely Loaded” podcast, Corridor of Fame huge receiver Cris Carter echoed Schefter’s take concerning the newest Rodgers-related saga.
Cris Carter: Aaron Rodgers is being egocentric this spring
“You realize he desires to play, however he simply did not wish to make up his thoughts,” Carter mentioned about Rodgers, per Troy Montgomery of Steelers Depot. “You want a while away from the sport. It has been a pair months from the Tremendous Bowl. Now’s that point, earlier than the draft, the minicamps. They’re a mean staff within the league. Aaron Rodgers is like lots of these quarterbacks after they get to this stage. They’re so, so egocentric. They by no means wish to be known as that, however they’re so egocentric, and so they’re so self-centered.”
Whereas Schefter acknowledged that “the Steelers wish to know earlier than the draft” will get underway in Pittsburgh on April 23 if Rodgers will likely be on the lively roster later this yr, Schefter additionally mentioned that he would not “assume there is a deadline” for the 42-year-old quarterback to verify his plans. Rodgers was linked with the Steelers all through final offseason, however he did not formally signal with the membership till June 2025.
Aaron Rodgers, Steelers want one another
“Aaron Rodgers desires to play,” Carter continued. “He is obtained one place that he can play. That is in Pittsburgh, the place he performed in final yr, that occurs to have his ex-coach.”
Present Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy was Rodgers’ head coach when the 2 have been with the Inexperienced Bay Packers from 2006 by means of a lot of the 2018 season. In the meantime, the Steelers and Rodgers seemingly want one another if he desires to play. He’ll instantly develop into Pittsburgh’s QB1 every time he places pen to paper on an settlement, whereas different groups beforehand in want of assist on the place have already acquired quarterbacks.
That mentioned, it stays unclear as of the second Thursday of April when Rodgers may report back to the Steelers. For now, longtime backup Mason Rudolph and 2025 rookie Will Howard stay Pittsburgh’s high two signal-callers for the continued parts of the offseason program.
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