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Aaron Rodgers is officially headed to Pittsburgh adjacent season.
The four-time league MVP officially signed a declaration with the Pittsburgh Steelers connected Saturday and volition code the media connected Tuesday for the archetypal clip pursuing the team’s archetypal minicamp practice, the Steelers' elder manager of communications Burt Lauten announced connected X.
FILE - New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) stands with teammates earlier an NFL shot crippled against the Miami Dolphins, Jan. 5, 2025, successful East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Rodgers, 41, signed a one-year woody worthy up to $19.5 cardinal with incentives, which includes a $10 cardinal guarantee, ESPN reported, citing sources.
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The news, archetypal reported connected Wednesday, ended months of speculation arsenic to whether Rodgers would instrumentality for different NFL play oregon participate status aft a failed two-year stint with the New York Jets.
Rodgers addressed the rumors astir his determination and his clip with the Jets, during an quality connected "The Pat McAfee Show" successful April. He said helium had spoken to respective teams, including New York Giants caput manager Brian Daboll and Minnesota Vikings manager Kevin O’Connell, whom helium is successful regular interaction with.
New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers warms up earlier an NFL shot crippled against the San Francisco 49ers successful Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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"I’m unfastened to thing and attached to nothing. Retirement could inactive beryllium a possibility, but close present my absorption is and has been and volition proceed to beryllium connected my idiosyncratic beingness … there’s inactive conversations that are being had."
Ultimately, the seasoned NFL backmost decided Pittsburgh would beryllium wherever helium would play his 21st season.
New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers throws during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, astatine the Tottenham Hotspur stadium successful London. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)
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Rodgers’ accomplishment solves the Steelers’ backmost problems – astatine slightest for present – after Russell Wilson and Justin Fields some signed with New York Teams. Now Rodgers volition conflict Mason Rudolph, who signed a two-year declaration successful March, for the starting position.
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