Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has to find a new helmet before the start of the season. The one he wore last season with the Jets, the Schutt Air XP Pro Q11 LTD, is now banned for failing to meet new safety standards. He has been practicing with a Schutt Air XP Pro VTD II, but it’s not working for him. …
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Mike Tomlin Hints He Might Not Play Aaron Rodgers At All In Preseason
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers isn’t going to play in the Steelers’ preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars tonight, and the world may have to wait until Week 1 against the New York Jets to see him make his team debut. In an interview with Bob Labriola for Steelers.com, Labriola asked Tomlin about coaches not playing their starting quarterback at …
Read More »Tomlin on destination camp, coverage league, Rodgers
Q. You talk about overcoming the adversity created by the weather, and how practice-time changes help prepare for the flow of a regular season, and how resting veterans is more about giving other guys an opportunity to practice and improve. I get all that. But what about this whole destination training camp thing is FUN for you?A. I love to …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers, T.J. Watt among Steelers who won’t play first preseason game
As it turns out, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin will not ask quarterback Aaron Rodgers to play in Pittsburgh’s preseason opener. Tomlin told reporters on Thursday that Rodgers is among a long list of major Steelers contributors who will not be on the field against the Jaguars on Saturday night. “I’ve identified some guys that won’t be playing in this …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers “fully on board” to play in first preseason game if asked
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has a history of playing starters in the preseason. At this stage of his career, Aaron Rodgers hasn’t often played in August. But the 41-year-old quarterback told reporters on Wednesday that he’s just fine with making an appearance in Pittsburgh’s preseason opener against Jacksonville if that’s what’s required. “It’s an interesting conversation,” Rodgers said Wednesday, …
Read More »Steelers’ passing game with Aaron Rodgers is apparently sputtering
The Steelers have upgraded at the quarterback position. The upgrade has yet to fully load. A recent item from Christopher Barbre of SteelerNation.com raises red flags about Aaron Rodgers’s performance in training camp. The concern is a familiar one for late-career Aaron Rodgers. Not enough balls down the field. Too many short passes and checkdowns. The connection between Rodgers and …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers and the 4 concerns emerging for Steelers offense in camp
LATROBE, Pa. — Another day. Another dominant performance from the defense. When the Steelers put the pads on for just the third time in camp, the defense began the day by stifling the offense in Seven Shots for a 6-1 win. Aaron Rodgers went 0-for-3 during the period. He threw a pair of incomplete passes intended for tight end Jonnu …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers says Jared Allen’s sack record was stolen by ‘phantom’ call
Jared Allen will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, and he’s going in with a renewed argument that he’s the rightful owner of the NFL’s single-season sack record. In 2011, Allen finished with 22 sacks — only a half-sack shy of the record shared by Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt. But Allen believes he deserves …
Read More »Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers wants to get to know Terry Bradshaw
Jul 27, 2025, 10:17 AM ET Aaron Rodgers says he’d like to get to know Terry Bradshaw on “a deeper level” after the Pittsburgh Steelers legend ripped his former team’s pursuit of the future Hall of Fame quarterback. In a radio interview in May, Bradshaw called the Steelers’ interest in Rodgers “a joke.” “What are you going to do? Bring …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers would love to get to know Terry Bradshaw
Before future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers signed with the Steelers, former Steelers quarterback (and Hall of Famer) Terry Bradshaw called the move “a joke.” “What are you gonna do?” Bradshaw said. “Bring him in for one year? Are you kidding me? . . . . That guy needs to stay in California. Go somewhere and chew on bark …
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