Some Pittsburgh Steelers players are already over the team’s pursuit of free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers, NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero says.
According to Pelissero, Rodgers has still not given the Steelers a definitive answer, and as this has dragged along, some players are losing patience.
"“I have been told that he has not affirmatively told the Steelers that he’s coming,” Pelissero said during an appearance on theRich Eisen Show. “... There’s all these signs that he’s coming but he has not affirmatively said ‘Hey, June 9 book me the ticket. I’m coming in and I’m going to join this team.’ That has not happened as of this point.”
The Steelers have pursued Rodgers for two months, and there is some speculation that he could sign before mandatory minicamp. Yet, while there is all that speculation, the Steelers seemingly have no certain answer from Rodgers himself.
“There are people in that locker room who I believe would tell you they’re already over this thing,” Pelissero said. “They just wanna know what’s going on. And they’re sick of hearing about it, and they’re sick of being asked about it. They don’t want to discuss it anymore.”
In his latest interview on the Joe Rogan Experience, Rodgers may have just revealed and hinted at the issues he hopes to resolve in his personal life.
Rodgers said multiple people in his life are dealing with serious illnesses, including cancer.
“I’ve figured it out during the last year when I’ve been in the weeds with these people who are close to me that have cancer,” Rodgers said.
That is taking a personal toll on Rodgers, who discussed non-conventional treatment options on the podcast. Still, he offered no certain timetable for a decision and seemed focused on his personal life first before anything else.
Either way, Rodgers was the talk of the first OTAs session, and he has still yet to sign a deal. The Steelers resume OTAs on Tuesday, and mandatory minicamp kicks off on June 10.In