Winners, losers from Aaron Rodgers joining Steelers: DK Metcalf gets boost, Steelers still bad?
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Rodgers gives the offense a major boost, but is it worth it?
After months of speculation, Aaron Rodgers agreed to sign a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers and will report for minicamp next week. While the team was never truly worried about missing out on Rodgers according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, it certainly took time, patience and a willingness to deal with at least a little bit of uncertainty.
Rodgers, 41, is coming off a disappointing two-year tenure with the Jets in which he tore his Achilles in Week 1 of 2023 and then struggled for much of 2024. After winning nearly two-thirds of his starts with the Steelers, Rodgers posted just a 6-12 record with New York, and he posted his lowest yards per attempt (6.7) as a starter last season while taking 40 sacks, his most since 2018.
Still, he is a four-time MVP, someone who, even far from his peak powers, slots in as the best quarterback the Steelers have had since Ben Roethlisberger's retirement. Even amid a lost 2024 season, he showed flashes of "vintage Rodgers" later in the year, highlighted by a four-touchdown performance in Week 18 against the Dolphins.
