Aaron Rodgers made the message plain on Sept. 16: he is not worried about DK Metcalf and will keep feeding him. For the Steelers Schedule conversation, that matters because it shows a quarterback publicly backing one of his top targets after a game in which the details around the passing attack were not as clean as the final reaction might suggest.
Asked about the receiver after a game that included dropped passes and disputed pass interference calls, Rodgers said the bigger picture was being missed. As he put it, "I mean, the whole thing can be deceiving." Then he added the line that defined the moment: "Oh no, I'm not worried about DK [Metcalf] at all, man. I love DK. He's one of my closest friends on the team, and I'm going to keep feeding him."
Rodgers is backing the receiver, not stepping away from him
That is the key takeaway. A quarterback does not say he will keep feeding a receiver unless he is comfortable with the process and the relationship. In simple terms, Rodgers was not making Metcalf the problem. He was making the case that one difficult stretch, or one awkward sequence, should not change how the offense works.
For observers following the Steelers Schedule, the point is less about one catch and more about trust. If Rodgers believes Metcalf is one of his closest friends on the team, then the target share should remain part of the discussion going forward. The public backing also helps settle the noise that can build when a receiver has a drop and everyone starts reading too much into it.
Why did the Steelers switch to black at home?
The second part of the Steelers.com Asked and Answered entry went in a very different direction, but it was still rooted in team history. The question was why the Steelers switched to black jerseys for home games, and the answer goes back to the stadium move.
As late as 1969, the Steelers wore white for home games played at Pitt Stadium. Then, in 1970, Three Rivers Stadium opened and ownership decided to wear black at home. That decision became part of the club's identity and remains one of the more recognizable details in Steelers history.
So the Sept. 20 Asked and Answered column gave fans two things at once: a current football note on Rodgers standing by Metcalf, and a historical reminder of how the team's home look changed with the move into Three Rivers Stadium. Both help explain the culture around the Steelers Schedule, where present-day questions and long-running traditions often sit side by side.
