Pittsburgh Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger and former Tennessee Titans general manager Ran Carthon are amongst those that assume Aaron Rodgers ought to be part of the Steelers sooner slightly than later if he is severe about serving to the membership win video games this fall.
Throughout an look on Friday’s version of the “Kaboly and Mack” program, former Steelers security and Tremendous Bowl champion Mike Logan supplied a stronger take about how he and his Pittsburgh teammates would’ve dealt with the Rodgers saga.
“These groups are just a little totally different than what we had,” Logan mentioned whereas talking about Rodgers’ standing, Steelers Depot’s Joe Clark shared. “We would not have tolerated this. We might’ve been like, ‘Yo, you coming or not?’ what I imply? Are you able to think about (former linebacker) Joey Porter…if Joey Porter’s sitting there within the locker room and we do not acquired no quarterback and we’re attempting to determine, bro, he might need seen this dude out in Vegas and punched him within the face or one thing.”
Longtime Steelers defensive lineman and crew captain Cameron Heyward raised some eyebrows when he mentioned in March that his “pitch” to Rodgers could be: “You need to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you do not.” Heyward later clarified his feedback, and Steelers pass-rusher Alex Highsmith more recently famous that he and his teammates will “be actually excited to have” Rodgers if the longer term Corridor of Famer joins the membership.
That mentioned, Logan’s phrases function a reminder that some Pittsburgh gamers most likely do not love the truth that present QB1 Mason Rudolph is studying the offense run by coordinator Arthur Smith whereas Rodgers is not across the crew. Pittsburgh’s necessary minicamp would not get underway till June 10, however historical past reveals that beginning quarterbacks are sometimes energetic members in voluntary springtime exercises.
“We would not have tolerated that,” Logan repeated. “…Even when he does have a handshake settlement with the entrance workplace about when he is coming, why preserve it behind closed doorways and why preserve it below wraps?”
There isn’t any indication that head coach Mike Tomlin feels as strongly as Logan concerning the Rodgers scenario, which remained unsettled as of Friday. Nonetheless, one wonders if Tomlin should persuade some gamers that giving Rodgers a lot time to finalize a call would be the smartest thing for the 2025 Steelers.
