Steelers minority proprietor has ‘complicated’ Aaron Rodgers jokes
A Steelers minority proprietor is as confused as we’re by the Aaron Rodgers state of affairs.
Throughout a CNBC look to speak about synthetic intelligence, the franchise’s part-owner Thomas Tull joked in regards to the enigmatic quarterback and his present free company dance with Pittsburgh.
“I’m right here to speak about AI, and that’s a extra complicated concern than synthetic intelligence,” Tull mentioned.
The Steelers have closely pursued Rodgers, 41, all offseason after the previous Tremendous Bowl champion signal-caller’s two-season stint with the Jets ended earlier this yr.
Rodgers visited the Steelers’ facility and met with group brass in late March, however has but to decide about his taking part in future.
In April, Rodgers mentioned issues in his private life are taking “precedent at this level” over his soccer profession.
“I’m attempting to be open to every part and never particularly connected to something on the subject of this determination,” Rodgers mentioned throughout an look on “The Pat McAfee Present.”
Through the NFL draft late final month, Steelers proprietor Artwork Rooney II mentioned in a radio interview that Rodgers “does wish to come right here” and the group anticipated a call quickly.
“We’re nonetheless sort of getting the identical alerts that we’ve been getting lately,” Rooney advised Steelers Nation Radio.
“He does wish to come right here, so I do suppose we could get phrase quickly.”
The Steelers’ quarterback room is at the moment made up of veteran backup Mason Rudolph and Ohio State’s Will Howard, whom the group took with the 185th total choose within the draft.
Pittsburgh went 10-7 final season and reached the playoffs with Justin Fields and Russell Wilson behind heart.
The franchise dealt embattled extensive receiver George Pickens and a 2026 sixth-round draft choose to the Cowboys in alternate for a 2026 third-round choose and a fifth-rounder in 2027 on Wednesday.
