Rodgers in Pittsburgh for days without Steelers meeting — Steelers News
Steelers news: Aaron Rodgers has been in Pittsburgh for a couple of days, but he still has not met with the Steelers. He also did not appear at the team’s facility during the weekend’s rookie minicamp, leaving the quarterback discussion tied to an unresolved arrival rather than a formal visit.
That matters because the Steelers are talking to Rodgers’s agent while OTAs are set to begin on May 18. The club is still in the middle of quarterback discussions, and Rodgers’s status is part of that conversation even though he is already in town.
Rodgers in Pittsburgh
Gerry Dulac reported that Rodgers “has been in town for a couple days,” but the veteran quarterback has not sat down with the Steelers. His presence in Pittsburgh has not yet turned into a meeting, and that gap is now the clearest detail in the story.
Rodgers did not show up at the Steelers’ facility during rookie minicamp over the weekend. That left the organization to keep working through his agent instead of directly with the quarterback, which is where the process stood at the time of the report.
Steelers and Rodgers talks
The team’s conversation is not happening in a vacuum. Rodgers had a base salary of $13.65 million last year, a number that points back to the financial side of any deal and to why veteran quarterback talks usually circle money as quickly as they circle role and fit.
Mike McCarthy added a blunt roster view on Saturday: “Three quarterbacks is the normal. Four would be awesome.” That comment came as the Steelers were still sorting through their quarterback room with OTAs coming on May 18, and it framed the possibility that the team could keep more than the usual number of passers in the mix.
May 18 And The Next Step
The practical part for the Steelers is simple: Rodgers is already in Pittsburgh, but the team has not yet closed the distance between being in the same city and being in the same room. Until that happens, the talks stay at the stage where agents carry the message and the roster picture remains open.
For a team preparing for OTAs on May 18, that leaves one obvious pressure point. Rodgers’s presence in town has put the discussion on the clock, and the Steelers still have to turn a few days in Pittsburgh into something more concrete before the offseason program opens.
