Report: Aaron Rodgers Is At Steelers Facility On Friday

[Black & Gold Bleeder]

Question:
Do you think Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers have an agreement? That maybe they did this on purpose all the way to draft time?

For the reason of throwing teams off. Hiding their true intent in Round one?

Still guessing if this is a valid argument with myself.

Without a Rodgers signing other teams will think the Steelers are going QB. But in Reality , They want a certain "Other" player.

 

[Drink IRON City]

i read that like two weeks ago and you say reports Now?

Time Warp, ask Fiji about this phenomime.



Salute the nation

 

[Black & Gold Bleeder]

The longer it goes on the more pressure on Steelers to meet his demands. **** him. Just roll with Mason and a 3rd Rd pick

 

[TDX27]

The Steelers put themselves in this position (mainly Tomlin did) and don't seem to want to move on. They should have given him a deadline a month ago. Now, they appear to be allowing him to give an answer right up until the season starts.They are desperate. I firmly believe if he came in the week before the 1st game and said he wanted to sign, Tomlin would get on his knees and ....... If they don't have an answer by tomorrow, I'd be moving on. They look so desperate and have completely tarnished the Steelers franchise. Stick with Rudolph and bring in a veteran guy like Wentz and draft a guy but hopefully not in the 1st round. The only person wanting Rodgers at this point is still Tomlin because of his man crush, and he has completely tarnished the franchise's name. Move on and get fully ready for the draft.

 

[diver]

The longer it goes on the more pressure on Steelers to meet his demands. **** him. Just roll with Mason and a 3rd Rd pick

Yeah. The good feelings about signing, such as they are or were...they are gone now. Who cares?

 

[Lloyd]

Yeah. The good feelings about signing, such as they are or were...they are gone now. Who cares?

Like most things, Clown-lin has taken the situation and turned it into a s---show. Do youself a little survey: who do you KNOW who awaits the Rogers signing with ANY enthusiasm or positive energy? How many fans do you KNOW who you can describe this way, any? I don't know anyone, not one. Even guys who used to turn all Steeler subjects into a "good feeling" no matter what. Even those who still defended Clown-lin at this late date. Even the "positive charlies" of the world no longer are positive about the Rogers' scenario. I'm sure some exist but I don't know any. The entire franchise is now a laughing stock.

 

[warriors42]

The Steelers put themselves in this position (mainly Tomlin did) and don't seem to want to move on. They should have given him a deadline a month ago. Now, they appear to be allowing him to give an answer right up until the season starts.They are desperate. I firmly believe if he came in the week before the 1st game and said he wanted to sign, Tomlin would get on his knees and ....... If they don't have an answer by tomorrow, I'd be moving on. They look so desperate and have completely tarnished the Steelers franchise. Stick with Rudolph and bring in a veteran guy like Wentz and draft a guy but hopefully not in the 1st round. The only person wanting Rodgers at this point is still Tomlin because of his man crush, and he has completely tarnished the franchise's name. Move on and get fully ready for the draft.

spot on. I said the same thing with Ayiuk last year. they set this precedent last year and now every player in the league knows they can keep us dangling until they either get what they want from somewhere else or they use us a fall back last resort. this makes us look both stupid and weak.

EVERY player we are looking to sign should have a hard deadline. I understand if a player has more visits set up but two week or we move on would be my timeline and if they came asking for a contact two months later it would be a low ball take it or leave it offer.

Also what does this behavior say to our own players. We need to get back to the days of we are the **** ing Pittsburgh Steelers if you come here it's because you want to be a part of the most storied franchise in all of sports otherwise piss off. Damn I miss those days.

 

[diver]

Like most things, Clown-lin has taken the situation and turned it into a s---show. Do youself a little survey: who do you KNOW who awaits the Rogers signing with ANY enthusiasm or positive energy? How many fans do you KNOW who you can describe this way, any? I don't know anyone, not one. Even guys who used to turn all Steeler subjects into a "good feeling" no matter what. Even those who still defended Clown-lin at this late date. Even the "positive charlies" of the world no longer are positive about the Rogers' scenario. I'm sure some exist but I don't know any. The entire franchise is now a laughing stock.

I can't disagree with that, except the laughingstock comment. It is too over the top. However, you don't really know who this team is anymore.

Change is a good thing sometimes. And maybe they need to change the way they do things because the old way we are all used to isn't as effective anymore. But it sure does feel disjointed, to say the least.

 

[Lloyd]

spot on. I said the same thing with Ayiuk last year. they set this precedent last year and now every player in the league knows they can keep us dangling until they either get what they want from somewhere else or they use us a fall back last resort. this makes us look both stupid and weak.

EVERY player we are looking to sign should have a hard deadline. I understand if a player has more visits set up but two week or we move on would be my timeline and if they came asking for a contact two months later it would be a low ball take it or leave it offer.

Also what does this behavior say to our own players. We need to get back to the days of we are the **** ing Pittsburgh Steelers if you come here it's because you want to be a part of the most storied franchise in all of sports otherwise piss off. Damn I miss those days.

Allowing Clown-lin to operate the way he wants makes us look "weak and stupid." Is it any wonder why he seems to produce out-of-control nutbags in a systematic fashion? He takes players and creates bad seeds out of them, on a record-level manner. Hell, he would have turned Hines Ward into a trouble maker given him more time. Is it any of a surprise that Rogers has turned into a sh-- show?

 

[Black & Gold Bleeder]

Like most things, Clown-lin has taken the situation and turned it into a s---show. Do youself a little survey: who do you KNOW who awaits the Rogers signing with ANY enthusiasm or positive energy? How many fans do you KNOW who you can describe this way, any? I don't know anyone, not one. Even guys who used to turn all Steeler subjects into a "good feeling" no matter what. Even those who still defended Clown-lin at this late date. Even the "positive charlies" of the world no longer are positive about the Rogers' scenario. I'm sure some exist but I don't know any. The entire franchise is now a laughing stock.

Go away dumb dumb.

 

[NorthernBlitz]

The longer it goes on the more pressure on Steelers to meet his demands. **** him. Just roll with Mason and a 3rd Rd pick

I think it's the opposite.

I think it's like the trade for Fields.

There's only one chair (us) and the music is going to stop soon.

I guess Rodger's is hoping someone gets hurt. Or maybe that someone decides to jump in after the draft.

I think this is a good thing. It means we aren't just caving to whatever contract he wants. We're playing hard ball.

 

[Black & Gold Bleeder]

Ok. I'll go with that. But with no real fall back other than Mason. He's the only traveling carnival left for your county fair.

 

[Steelmann]

I think it's the opposite.

I think it's like the trade for Fields.

There's only one chair (us) and the music is going to stop soon.

I guess Rodger's is hoping someone gets hurt. Or maybe that someone decides to jump in after the draft.

I think this is a good thing. It means we aren't just caving to whatever contract he wants. We're playing hard ball.

In your scenario it then also means his heart is not into coming here. Not the type of player I want on my team. Not the type of player I would want to sign for 30+ million. It’s a hugely important position. You want him connecting and already reading playbooks,meeting media,players,coaches. Finding a place to live. Getting comfortable. Waiting till draft time is a joke.

 

[NorthernBlitz]

In your scenario it then also means his heart is not into coming here. Not the type of player I want on my team. Not the type of player I would want to sign for 30+ million. It’s a hugely important position. You want him connecting and already reading playbooks,meeting media,players,coaches. Finding a place to live. Getting comfortable. Waiting till draft time is a joke.

I don't know. I'm not a huge fan of the idea of Rodgers coming in. But to me it's because I don't think he'll be a good value per cap dollar.

I think teams treat the players like it's a business, so players treat the teams the same way.

IMO the reason player usually come to teams is their wallet, not their heart. And honestly I don't blame them. They're basically selling life expectancy. And if I was in that position, I'd be trying to sell at top dollar.

I think that's the reason Fields left. Sounds like they offered him at least $10MM more than we did in guaranteed money).

And the reason that DK agreed to the long term deal that gave the team the green light to trade for him.

Even in the 70s, they didn't play here because of their heart. They played here because we drafted them and they didn't have access to UFA.

Re: timelines. If he is going to be here, I do agree that there's a benefit to him getting here earlier to learn the playbook. But I don't think our offense is all that complex. I'll become more worried about this stuff once the team is allowed to have team activities.

 

[jitter77]

People are making way to big of an issue over this. Rodgers is not holding the steelers hostage and the Steelers are not just waiting around for Rodgers. Rudolph is a safety net if things fall through with Rodgers. If we don't sign Rodgers and a QB is available we will probably take him Round 1. The Rodgers situation only becomes an issue if he hasn't decided by the draft. The draft board should be pretty set by now so they can just tweak it as needed. I have a feeling Dart and Sanders will be of the board when we pick

 

[xjx]

Rumors had the steelers offering 17M one year. I don't know about any guarantee. Just rumor.

He isn't worth that. The only one that wants him is Tomlin.

Last year as the steelers turn to pick was approaching, Omar sent Tomlin out to the vending machine to get him some chips. He wasn't around when Omar picked.

 

[jitter77]

Rumors had the steelers offering 17M one year. I don't know about any guarantee. Just rumor.

He isn't worth that. The only one that wants him is Tomlin.

Last year as the steelers turn to pick was approaching, Omar sent Tomlin out to the vending machine to get him some chips. He wasn't around when Omar picked.

17 mil seems pretty cheap I would have thought 25 - 30. Whether he is worth that is another story, but i thought that is where the market would be at for him

 

[TDX27]

The Steelers (Tomlin specifically as he has most of the power) definitely are sitting around waiting for Rodgers. If they weren't, they would have given him a hard deadline. As it stands, there is no confidence he will make a decision prior to the draft which should be a concrete wall in regard to a deadline. Tomlin will give him right up until the season starts and still bring him in as QB1. His man crush runs very deep.

They should have moved on. They should have brought in Flacco, Wentz and any other QB option out there but they haven't. This is a big cluster-f that Tomlin created. Rodgers is not worth all of this for one season for a team that has little to no chance of making the playoffs and winning a game.

Run with Rudolph and a veteran backup and then pick someone in the 3rd or 4th round of the draft and see what happens. If they have to draft a better QB prospect in 2026, so be it.

 

[NorthernBlitz]

17 mil seems pretty cheap I would have thought 25 - 30. Whether he is worth that is another story, but i thought that is where the market would be at for him

This.

I haven't heard this rumor before today, but it's much lower than the original $40MM / year that was being tossed around early.

I'd be pretty happy with that deal. Less than Fields this year. Less guarantees. Easy to walk away from.

I'd probably prefer that it be a 2 year deal, but would be happy with this.

For context:

16 QBs make over $37MM/year (15 > $40MM)

This would put him at 21st in AAV currently. Just under Justin Fields as $20MM (who's contract is functionally 1 year for 30 MM). And just over Daniel Jones ($14MM).

I think it's probably a slight underpayment from what I'd want (I was hoping to get him for close to Fields, but think the best we could do is just on the other side of him). And much less than what I assumed he'd get.

But if this is what we're offering and we're the only one's left, that's good for us. It's the danger of asking for too much at the beginning of UFA I think. And the consequence of not being a factor for 2 years.

 

[Steelmann]

IMO the reason player usually come to teams is their wallet, not their heart. And honestly I don't blame them. They're basically selling life expectancy. And if I was in that position, I'd be trying to sell at top dollar.

I get what you’re saying. But Rodgers is in a more unique position. He’s not struggling for that second contract as a fringe player who will gladly take money and play wherever.

Rodgers has probably made around 300 million and has been to every city,stadium,fan bases for years and years. Anybody in his situation would no doubt have favorite places to play….and also cities he can’t stand to play in. The fact he hasn’t signed yet to me means his heart is not here or he realizes it’s not the best situation for him. And hey….thats his prerogative. His choice. I don’t hold it against him. I mean I could never play for Cleveland or Cincinnati if I was stinking rich like him. But if I was Steelers management,I would have announced that the ship has sailed. Quite some time ago.

 

[ExUSAF]

They end up signing Rodgers for $40 M then he gets hurt in the first quarter of the first game of the season and ends up on IR with full pay; we go with Rudolph, get our 9-8 season, get bounced in the playoffs, and could have done just as well without Rodgers and spent our $40 M elsewhere.

 

[insaniti]

They end up signing Rodgers for $40 M then he gets hurt in the first quarter of the first game of the season and ends up on IR with full pay; we go with Rudolph, get our 9-8 season, get bounced in the playoffs, and could have done just as well without Rodgers and spent our $40 M elsewhere.

I guarantee it won't be 40m.

 

[Steelr4evr]

I guarantee it won't be 40m.

Gosh I hope not. I'd figure in the 20's with big incentives to actually win some playoff games.

The defense getting to championship level is the other half of moving forward.

 

[Lloyd]

They end up signing Rodgers for $40 M then he gets hurt in the first quarter of the first game of the season and ends up on IR with full pay; we go with Rudolph, get our 9-8 season, get bounced in the playoffs, and could have done just as well without Rodgers and spent our $40 M elsewhere.

Doesn't sound so improbable. Good thing it's not our $40 mill.

 

[Lloyd]

I can't disagree with that, except the laughingstock comment. It is too over the top. However, you don't really know who this team is anymore.

Change is a good thing sometimes. And maybe they need to change the way they do things because the old way we are all used to isn't as effective anymore. But it sure does feel disjointed, to say the least.

I stand by my "laughing stock" comment. Just look how the '25 season ended for the Steelers: it was a laughing stock. The 4 playoff games before that? laughing stock. Our D is giving up an average of 40+ point per game in the playoffs. Laughing stock. Clown-lin during game decisions: laughing stock. Steelers' efforts after 13 games: laughing stock. The national media now scoffs at us and Clown-lin, scoffs at us. Some still liss his ---, but not that many as before, and less every week. Reality finally caught up to the fraud. The fraud has been exposed.