The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't exactly had top-flight quarterback play since Ben Roethlisberger left the team after the 2021 season. That is the main reason why the Steelers are in their current predicament: waiting to see if a 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers will sign with them at some point before the start of the 2025 regular season.

Most NFL reporters have been under the impression for weeks that four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers has told the Pittsburgh Steelers verbally that he intends to play for them in 2025. Rodgers’ personal biographer Ian O’Connor even said as much last month during an interview with 93.

A recent report indicated that the Steelers could "start to look at other options" if Rodgers remains a free agent when players arrive for training-camp practices in July.