Insider dismisses Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers' retirement speculation
· Yahoo Sports
As the Pittsburgh Steelers prepare for the arrival of the new league year, concerning reports regarding Aaron Rodgers' 2026 plans have left his future with the Steel City in doubt. But one insider has since dismissed the claims.
On Friday, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ray Fittipaldo discussed a recent report that Rodgers was leaning toward retiring — and shot it down completely.
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“I’ve actually heard pretty much the opposite," Fittipaldo said via 93.7 The Fan. "Things are trending in the direction where Rodgers likely would return. Now, that’s not gonna be 100 percent until the Steelers hear that from Aaron Rodgers himself. But there’s been a line of communication there between Mike McCarthy and Aaron since Mike took the job.
"I have not heard that [Rodgers] is leaning in the other direction. You would think, with free agency starting in mid-March, that the Steelers would want an answer, say by March 12th, March 15th.”
Earlier in the week, Aditi Kinkhabwala of CBS Sports claimed Rodgers was closer to retiring than suiting up for the Steelers in 2026.
While it remains to be seen what Rodgers will ultimately decide, ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler claimed his decision could ultimately take a few months, which puts the Steelers in an eerily similar situation to last year's offseason.
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