Rodgers agrees Steelers deal to extend NFL career

Veteran backmost Aaron Rodgers is group to play successful nan NFL for astatine slightest 1 much play aft agreeing to subordinate nan Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pending a medical, nan NFL's four-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) will beryllium nan Steelers' starting backmost for 2025 aft agreeing a one-year deal.

The 41-year-old had spent months weighing up his options having go a free supplier for nan first clip successful his 20-year career.

The 2011 Super Bowl victor was released by nan New York Jets aft a disappointing 2nd play pinch nan team, pinch his first having been wiped retired by an Achilles tendon wounded suffered connected his debut.

Rodgers reportedly received an connection from nan New York Giants, and though he besides said pinch nan Minnesota Vikings, they decided not to prosecute a deal.

In April, Rodgers said that he was "open to anything" and that "retirement could still beryllium a possibility".

But Pittsburgh, who allowed some of past season's starters Russell Wilson and Justin Fields to move on, near nan doorway unfastened and their patience has now paid off.

Rodgers, who spent nan first 18 years of his profession pinch nan Green Bay Packers, visited nan Steelers and remained successful interaction pinch caput coach Mike Tomlin.

The Giants opted to spell successful a different guidance and picked Wilson and chap seasoned Jameis Winston earlier selecting Jaxson Dart pinch a first-round draught pick.

Pittsburgh had brought successful back-ups Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson and their only different backmost was sixth-round draught prime Will Howard.

Rodgers has nan champion profession backmost standing of all-time but his accumulation has dropped disconnected successful his past 2 afloat seasons - either broadside of that torn Achilles tendon wounded successful 2023.

He was named nan league's MVP successful 2020 and 2021, but since past he has had his lowest QB ratings since becoming Green Bay's starter successful 2008, and thrown his astir interceptions since 2010.

That play nan Packers defied a 10-5 grounds to scope nan Super Bowl, beating Pittsburgh 31-25 astatine Cowboys Stadium successful Texas.

Tomlin has been nan Steelers' caput coach since 2007, winning nan Super Bowl successful 2009, and though they person not had a losing grounds successful his 18 seasons successful charge, they person not won a play-off crippled since 2017.

Pittsburgh began their off-season programme pinch organised squad activities connected 27 May, and Rodgers is expected to subordinate them for mandatory minicamp connected 10 June.

In 20 seasons Rodgers has appeared successful 241 games, starting 248 of them. He has completed 5,369 of 8,245 passes, 65.1%, for 62,952 yards and 503 touchdowns.

He ranks successful nan top-10 successful each awesome passing category, and is nan only backmost successful NFL history pinch astatine slightest 55,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards.

Rodgers has won 4 NFL MVP awards, pinch only Peyton Manning (five) up of him successful that list.