With the 2025 NFL Draft just a few weeks away, it’s hard to believe that the Pittsburgh Steelers still haven’t locked up their quarterback plans for the upcoming season. Though Aaron Rodgers seems more and more likely by the day, he continues to drag his feet on arguably the most consequential decision of the Steelers’ offseason. Team president Art Rooney II spoke about the Rodgers situation for the first time today at the annual owner’s meeting in Florida.
“We keep hearing that he’s, I guess, headed in our direction, and so that seems to be all signs are positive so far,” Rooney said via ESPN’s Brooke Pryor on X.
Art Rooney II of Aaron Rodgers: "We keep hearing that he's, I guess, headed in our direction, and so that seems to be all signs are positive so far."
Rooney II said it was a "good sign" Rodgers wanted to throw with DK Metcalf over the weekend.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) April 1, 2025
Like Omar Khan said yesterday, Rooney added that it’s a positive sign to see Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf getting in a throwing session over the weekend.
Metcalf was already training at UCLA for several days and Rodgers lives in the area, so it wasn’t a large inconvenience to arrange that meeting, but a good sign for the Steelers nevertheless.
It wasn’t long ago that Rooney stated his preference as re-signing one of either Russell Wilson or Justin Fields. Both of them are now under contract with other teams, and the Steelers are left at the center of the NFL news cycle for weeks on end as Rodgers weighs his options.
How much longer are the Steelers willing to wait?
“Not forever, but a little while longer,” Rooney said via TribLive’s Joe Rutter on X.
Art Rooney II just met with reporters. Asked how long Steelers will wait for a from Aaron Rodgers, he said “not forever but a little while longer.”
— Joe Rutter (@tribjoerutter) April 1, 2025
Mike Tomlin spoke to the media over the last couple days and said there is no hard deadline for Rodgers to make his decision, though he later stated that training camp could be the natural deadline.
This is likely all part of what was talked about during Rodgers’ six-hour meeting with the Steelers a couple weeks ago. The Steelers have kept in contact with Rodgers as his options have continued to dwindle. The only real options might be the Steelers and retirement at this point and nobody seems to think he is about to retire.
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