The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t want to wait around forever for Aaron Rodgers to make a decision. So, just how long will they wait?
“A little while longer,” owner Art Rooney II told reporters on Thursday, via ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Rodgers has been linked to the Steelers for months. The two sides met in March, but left without a deal in place.
The 41-year-old spent the last two seasons with the New York Jets. Year 1 was lost due to a torn Achilles Rodgers suffered on the opening drive in Week 1, and Year 2 left much to be desired as New York finished 5-12.
Rodgers told “The Pat McAfee Show” in April that he was dealing with personal things that needed his attention more than football. He elaborated a bit more when he appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” that people he’s “been in the weeds with” have cancer.
Retirement, Rodgers told McAfee last month, is still a possibility.
It’s unclear when the four-time NFL MVP will make his decision, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter predicted it will come sooner rather than later.
“I think that we’ve heard Art Rooney, the team owner, say he expects Aaron Rodgers to sign there, and they have mandatory minicamp June 10th to the 12th. So, I would think that Rodgers is on the table here in the next week or so,” the NFL insider said on ESPN Milwaukee.
The Steelers begin OTAs on May 27 and will have Mason Rudolph and sixth-round pick as their quarterbacks.
