Jun 10, 2025; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf (4) during minicamp at their South Side facility. Mandatory Credit: Philip G. Pavely-Imagn Images Philip G. Pavely-Imagn Images

Pittsburgh Steelers' DK Metcalf, Aaron Rodgers Roommates for Training Camp

Originally posted on Ole Miss Rebels on SI | By Zack Nagy | Last updated Jul 25, 2025 3:00 PM ET

Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers continue navigating the offseason with a new-look group set to take the field during the 2025-26 season.

For former Ole Miss Rebels wide receiver DK Metcalf, he's already impressed his new signal-caller ahead of the year.

Rodgers praised Metcalf and his abilities with the four-time NFL MVP believing in the work ethic his receiver has.

“DK is a lead by example guy,” Rodgers said in an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show. “He’s a big reason I’m in Pittsburgh as well. Conversations that we had and just the kind of person that he is. At the start of the year, I didn’t really know DK at all.

"He’s like, ‘I work out at 6 a.m. every day.’ I’m like, okay, this guy has discipline, this guy has a drive. I said, ‘How about 8 o’clock because I’m gonna have to drive from Malibu to UCLA?’ He said, ‘Yeah, that’s fine.’"

“DK Metcalf is a lead by example guy..

He’s a big reason why I’m in Pittsburgh as well” @AaronRodgers12 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/ATV7GxzHsk
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 24, 2025

Metcalf's sheer size and tenacity is what turns heads, but it's his character that has also taken Rodgers' attention.

“He’s not just a specimen, but he’s a really solid human being. He’s a solid, solid dude, and he leads by example. The way he practices — I think that’s one of the most encouraging things is the room goes how the top dog goes.”

Now, both Rodgers and Metcalf are suite-mates for training camp with the two joking about being "roommates" while addressing the media on Thursday.

“He knocked on my door. I thought it was the front door but it was actually my bathroom door, because we share a same bathroom,” Metcalf said.

“He was like, ‘Aw, man. I was hoping it was you.’ I was like, ‘Uh, I did not think I was going to have a roommate but glad to see you too, man.’ It was good to see his face and know that we could continue conversations outside the meeting room.”

DK Metcalf on how he found out that Aaron Rodgers would be his suitemate at Saint Vincent College:

Rodgers: “I was hoping it was you.”

Metcalf: “Ehhh, I did not think I’d have a roommate.” pic.twitter.com/oeTDvBKYLt
— Mike DeFabo (@MikeDeFabo) July 24, 2025