There is optimism in Pittsburgh that four-time NFL Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers will quarterback the Steelers in 2025.
Team owner Art Rooney II told reporters Tuesday at the NFL annual meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., that there are indicators that Rodgers, a free agent, will sign with the Steelers.
“We keep hearing that he’s, I guess, headed in our direction,” Rooney said. “And so that seems to [mean] all signs are positive so far.”
Among the signs are a meeting with the Steelers as well as a throwing session at UCLA with newly acquired wide receiver DK Metcalf.
Rodgers has been weighing his options for next season since his release by the New York Jets last month. Rooney implied the team hasn’t run out of patience and will continue to wait on Rodgers.
“Not forever, but a little while longer,” he said.
Russell Wilson and Justin Fields were the starters in Pittsburgh last season and both signed free agent deals to play in New York — Wilson with the Giants, Fields with the Jets.
Quarterbacks currently on the roster are Mason Rudolph, a former Steeler who is returning after a season with the Tennessee Titans, and Skylar Thompson, the former Miami Dolphins backup.
Rodgers passed for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2024, returning from a season-ending Achilles injury suffered in his first game with the Jets in September 2023.
The 10-time Pro Bowl selection ranks fifth in league history in touchdown passes (503) and seventh in passing yards (62,952).
