The most recent forecast round Pittsburgh is murky to say the least.
That’s in keeping with NFL insider Josina Anderson, who reported Thursday the vibe across the Steelers “feels a little weird” as quarterback Aaron Rodgers has but to decide about his taking part in future even after visiting the power on March 21.
“The vibe? I would say it feels a little weird here,” a league supply informed Anderson on the state of the Steelers. “The running joke around here right now is ‘who’s going to be our quarterback?’ Now, I wouldn’t say there’s any panic though; but the current QB depth says what it says.”
The Steelers have closely pursued Rodgers, 41, this offseason after his two-season stint with the Jets ended earlier this 12 months.
Pittsburgh noticed its 2024 quarterback tandem of Justin Fields and Russell Wilson go away in free company, with Fields touchdown a two-year, $40 million take care of the Jets whereas Wilson signed a one-year, $10.5 million assured pact with the Giants.
Regardless of having the insurance coverage of longtime backup Mason Rudolph, who returned to the Steelers in March after a 12 months in Tennessee, the obvious gap at QB1 stays — and proprietor Artwork Rooney II desires to fill it sooner fairly than later.
When talking on the league conferences in Palm Seaside final week, Rooney expressed optimism about Rodgers however famous he didn’t suppose the method could be “taking this long.”
At the same time as Rodgers mulls subsequent steps — which can or could not embody the potential of seeking to see how the J.J. McCarthy developments in Minnesota unfold — the Steelers are exploring different choices on the quarterback place.
The crew is internet hosting NFL draft prospect Shedeur Sanders on Thursday.
Draft analysts stay divided over the place the 22-year-old Colorado quarterback may land, with some projecting him within the prime three — the place the QB-needy Titans, Browns and Giants choose in that order — or that he’ll fall.
Ole Miss product Jaxson Dart additionally just lately visited the Steelers, who maintain choose No. 21.
With the 2025 NFL Draft now two weeks away, buzz is constructing for the potential of a Rodgers decision to be reached by then.
The draft begins on Thursday, April 24, in Rodgers’ outdated stomping grounds of Inexperienced Bay.
