When Is Enough, Enough for the Steelers and Aaron Rodgers?

Art Rooney II told reporters the team would “wait a little while longer” for Aaron Rodgers to make up his mind.

How much longer is a little while?

Let’s be real—Rodgers hasn’t exactly had teams beating down his door. With a loaded 2024 draft class and most QB rooms already settled, the Steelers were the obvious fit the moment the Jets released him. Pittsburgh moved on from Russell Wilson and Justin Fields early in the offseason. They cleared the deck for Rodgers. All he had to do… was walk through the door.

He still hasn’t.

Instead, we’ve gotten vintage Rodgers: passive-aggressive silence wrapped in podcast monologues. He’s had plenty of time to trash the Jets on McAfee, rant about trans athletes, COVID conspiracies, and Biden’s brain on Joe Rogan. But the one thing he hasn’t done?

Talk football. Or more specifically—talk Steelers.

He’s been wearing a wedding ring lately. That’s his personal life. Fine. But don’t tell me he doesn’t have time to clarify if he’s joining the one NFL team publicly waiting for him.

At some point, Pittsburgh has to move on. OTAs are starting. Mandatory minicamp ends June 10. Will they really keep holding out hope for a 41-year-old QB that hasn’t committed to anything?

Do they roll with Mason Rudolph, Will Howard, or Skylar Thompson instead—guys who are showing up, working, and don’t need a darkness retreat to figure out what they want?

The clock’s ticking. And if Rodgers doesn’t want it—maybe the Steelers shouldn’t either.