Overview
- On Sunday former Green Bay teammate J.J. Jansen told NFL Daily that the Steelers are “not particularly interesting” and predicted a 9-8 or 10-7 type season while saying Rodgers “played OK” in 2025.
- Aaron Rodgers re-signed a one-year deal reportedly worth $25 million to play what media and the team are billing as his final NFL season and posted Instagram photos captioned “Last Rodeo” with teammates.
- Pittsburgh replaced long-time coach Mike Tomlin with Mike McCarthy, reuniting Rodgers with his former Green Bay head coach and making McCarthy’s play-calling and priorities a central uncertainty.
- Rodgers finished 2025 with 3,322 passing yards and 24 touchdowns and the Steelers added weapons in the offseason such as Michael Pittman Jr. and Germie Bernard while roster and defensive trend questions remain.
- What to watch this summer is training-camp form, how McCarthy uses Rodgers versus developing Drew Allar and Will Howard, and whether on-field performance can overturn current league skepticism.