Overview
- Aditi Kinkhabwala told 93.7 The Fan that people around Aaron Rodgers view his 2026 return as a “minuscule” possibility, shifting expectations toward retirement.
- Team preference remains to have clarity before the NFL’s new league year begins on March 11 because the timing shapes free agency and roster construction.
- Former NFL GM Mike Tannenbaum publicly urged Pittsburgh to move on, advocating a look at Will Howard while pursuing a veteran alternative.
- Despite earlier optimism from some reporters about a one-year reunion under Mike McCarthy, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler has cautioned that Rodgers tends to decide slowly and a swift resolution is unlikely.
- Pittsburgh is evaluating contingency paths, with Mason Rudolph and Will Howard the in-house options and reported exploration of draft and trade targets such as Kyler Murray, Malik Willis and Anthony Richardson.