Aaron Rodgers back to the Steelers? Choose your words carefully | Opinion

The Steelers want QB Aaron Rodgers back and traded for Michael Pittman Jr. to give him a new target. But the WR was careful when talking about the QB.

After the question came about Aaron Rodgers, it seemed that Michael Pittman, Jr. was poised to bolt off the line of scrimmage and score on a deep post pattern.

Pittman, the big wide receiver obtained in a trade this week, was among players formally introduced by the Pittsburgh Steelers during news conferences Friday that were livestreamed on the team’s website. Naturally, there’s much anticipation about how the new, fired-up weapon might flow with A-Rod.

He said, “When you have a chance to play with a Hall of Fame quarterback…”

Pittman paused, then pivoted on his response like an intended target breaking off an option route.

“I haven’t been able to reach him yet,” he continued. “I know that he’s still thinking about it, but we also have two good quarterbacks here in Mason (Rudolph) and Will (Howard), so whatever ends up turning out, I think we’ll have a good plan offensively and I think we’ll make the most of it.”