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Steelers’ Aaron Rodgers Eager for Helmet Switch: ‘It Looks Like a Spaceship’

Aaron Rodgers must use a new helmet after his previous model was banned for safety reasons, and he has expressed clear dissatisfaction with the replacement helmet.

  • Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said `I don't like it, no` and described the helmet as `looks like a damn spaceship` on Tuesday in Latrobe, Pa.
  • This offseason, the NFL banned the Schutt Air XP Pro Q11 LTD helmet Rodgers wore last season for failing safety standards.
  • Rodgers has been practicing in the Schutt Air XP Pro VTD II helmet, which received a yellow rating, and he will continue experimenting with helmets at Steelers practices.
  • Wearing an immobilizer, rookie quarterback Will Howard is week-to-week and uncertain for preseason games, describing his broken finger as a 'freak accident.'
  • Getting meaningful reps, Rodgers and his helmet could do so at the joint practice on Thursday before the Buccaneers' visit to Acrisure Stadium.
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Steelers' Aaron Rodgers eager for helmet switch: 'It looks like a spaceship'

Aaron Rodgers is adjusting to life with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including finding a new helmet. The NFL banned his preferred helmet for safety reasons, and he's not thrilled with the current one.

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Fox Sports broke the news in United States on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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