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Report: Aaron Rodgers irritated with Steelers for sharing timeline
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The Pittsburgh Steelers still don't have any certainty regarding their quarterback position. With the NFL Draft beginning on Thursday, they don't have any direction in terms of their signal-caller, with no good options through the draft either.

The most possible outcome looks like re-signing quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who led the team to mediocre results in 2025. This season, however, would reunite him with head coach Mike McCarthy.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk made an afternoon appearance on 93.7 The Fan a day before the NFL Draft festivities, and he gave some insight on the situation to Andrew Fillipponi and Chris Mueller.

When asked about his "read" on the quarterback situation as it relates to Rodgers in 2026, Florio began with some uncertainty.

"I assume it will [Rodgers' signing]. Is he truly undecided? Or is this a situation where... Aaron Rodgers strikes me as the type of guy who doesn't go out and say, 'Hey everybody look at me, talk about me,' but he deliberately makes a vacuum. Then we talk about it, and he likes it, but then he will complain about it at some point," Florio said.

He then spoke about possible concerns Rodgers has with the team. According to one of Florio's sources, Rodgers is irritated with how the team has dealt with this year's cycle in terms of his possible signing.

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"He [Florio's source] insists that Rodgers is irritated that they [the Steelers] talk about him... you got to tiptoe around the 'delicate genius', and they did it last year. Tomlin did it last year. Now, not everyone got the memo." Florio said.

Florio then provided what he believes the reason for Rodgers' actions, positing the QB as a more private person who understands the pull he has when it comes to media and attention.

"I think he's made this calculation that he is less of a distraction when he is not on the team until mandatory minicamp" Florio said.

Rodgers looks like the best option among a sea of less desirable ones, including a possible trade for Anthony Richardson in the midst of this weekend's draft festivities.

This article first appeared on Pittsburgh Steelers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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