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Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are kindred spirits. Their union carries plenty of stakes for both
- Aaron Rodgers agreed on Thursday, June 5, 2025, to join Mike Tomlin's Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2025-26 NFL season.
- The Steelers have been seeking a franchise quarterback after letting Russell Wilson and Justin Fields walk and a playoff exit five months ago.
- Charlie Batch, a former Steelers QB, sees Rodgers and Tomlin as a good fit despite Rodgers being 41 and requiring chemistry with an unproven receiving group.
- Rodgers threw for 3,897 yards with a 28-to-11 touchdown-to-interception ratio last season but no longer has the mobility or dominance of his MVP years.
- The signing suggests the Steelers aim to compete deep in the playoffs but face challenges including Rodgers' health, roster holes, and offensive adaptation.
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Rodgers-Tomlin union carries plenty of stakes
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin share a competitive stubbornness. An inherent arrogance, too. While that hardly makes them outliers in the alpha-driven NFL, their ability to keep the realities of the game they have helped define at bay for so long does. Coaches aren’t supposed to go nearly two decades without experiencing a losing season. Tomlin has. Quarterbacks aren’t supposed to recover from an Achilles injury in their 40s and retu…
Why Rodgers and Tomlin union in Pittsburgh carries high stakes for both
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin share a competitive stubbornness. An inherent arrogance too. While that hardly makes them outliers in the alpha-driven NFL, their ability to keep the realities of the game they have helped define at bay for so long does. Coaches aren’t supposed to go nearly two decades without experiencing a losing season. Tomlin has. Quarterbacks aren’t supposed to recover from an Achilles injury in their 40s and retur…
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