Steelers Holding Breath for Aaron Rodgers

0:00On April 29, Pittsburgh Steelers still playing the waiting game with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. They hit him with that seldom used free agent tender on Monday, locking in negotiations for July 22nd. Last season, the four-time MVP went 10-and-six as starter, racking up 3,322 yards, 24 touchdowns, and just seven picks. They even brought in Mike McCarthy. Rodgers old-head coach from Green Bay to take over for Mike Tomlin this offseason. Meanwhile, the backup options look thin career journeyman Mason Rudolph plus unproven guys like Will Howard and third-round pick Drew Aller from last. Weeks 2026 draft. Steel City analyst Dave Dameshack is fed up, calling out the team for letting Rodgers hold the spot hostage. He dropped a movie line from Ryan Kugler. Don't invite the vampire into your building or he'll twist your whole culture. Dameshack ripped the strategy too, saying they skipped shots at Sam Darnold, Kyler Murray, Kurt Cousins, and others over the last couple years.

1:01The owner stacked draft picks to trade up for a top quarterback this year, but that elite prospect never showed. Now the Steelers sit patient amid the drama, betting Rodgers pans out before those other names live away for good.