The Pittsburgh Steelers and Aaron Rodgers are heading into the 2025 season ready to ride off into the sunset together. Pittsburgh has done everything they can to try to put a championship caliber roster on the field, and Aaron Rodgers has made it clear that this is his last year in the league.
The two fully intend on making the most out of this season. However, there’s something that Rodgers can’t stand going on in Pittsburgh.
“I Absolutely Hate It” Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers Issues Major Complaint Days Before 2025 Season, Fans Can’t Believe It
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) walks along the sideline with a head set during the first half of the first preseason game where the Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday Aug. 9, 2025, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) walks along the sideline with a head set during the first half of the first preseason game where the Jacksonville Jaguars hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday Aug. 9, 2025, at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]
Aaron Rodgers may have found the right team fit with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he’s still searching for the right head fit:
The specific helmet the quarterback wore last season, the Schutt Air XP Pro Q11 LTD, is now banned for failing to meet new safety standards.
Rodgers, therefore, has been practicing in the Schutt Air XP Pro VTD II — and he isn’t a fan.
“I don’t like it, no,” the star quarterback said Tuesday. “I’m trying to change. We’re in the process still. It looks like a damn spaceship out there.
“We got to change it. The face mask doesn’t fit the helmet because that’s an old face mask, obviously just like I’m old, but we’re trying to find the right helmet right now.”
At minicamp earlier this summer, Rodgers expressed his frustrations with the helmet switch.
Aug 9, 2025; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) during warm ups before a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Travis Register-Imagn Images
Aug 9, 2025; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) during warm ups before a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Travis Register-Imagn Images
“I can’t stand the helmet,” Rodgers said in June. “I’ve worn a Schutt for 20 years, and somehow it finally didn’t pass the safety standard.”
Rodgers had a scare at the Steelers’ final camp practice at St. Vincent College later Tuesday afternoon, when he was stepped on as rookie defensive lineman Derrick Harmon bull-rushed offensive lineman Spencer Anderson into the quarterback.
Rodgers gingerly walked away from the play and massaged his right calf — the opposite side as the torn left Achilles he suffered in 2023. It also appeared he had scratches on his right shin. Team athletic trainers wrapped a big bag of ice on his right shin, which Rodgers removed after a few minutes. His calf was then wrapped and he returned to practice.
“He just got stepped on,” coach Mike Tomlin said. “It was nothing of any significance. He finished his work.”
While Rodgers is frustrated with his ongoing helmet saga, rookie quarterback Will Howard is dealing with frustrations stemming from a “freak accident” that resulted in a broken finger on his throwing hand. Howard, who suffered the injury on a center-quarterback exchange last week, said he initially thought he just jammed his finger and went on to take two more reps in the team period. During the next individual period, though, he knew something was seriously wrong.
Jul 25, 2025; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) participates in drills during training camp at Saint Vincent College. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images
Jul 25, 2025; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) participates in drills during training camp at Saint Vincent College. Mandatory Credit: Barry Reeger-Imagn Images
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