{"id":795,"date":"2026-05-20T15:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=795"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:34:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:34:30","slug":"aaron-rodgers-hits-the-practice-field-after-signing-one-year-deal-to-stay-with-the-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=795","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers hits the practice field after signing one-year deal to stay with the Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>PITTSBURGH \u2014 Aaron Rodgers has spent two-plus decades keeping everyone off balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=793\">For Sox coach Chad Epperson, Tuesday was a one-of-a-kind family reunion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>From opponents to teammates to reporters and everyone in between.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The start of his 22nd season was no different.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The 42-year-old four-time NFL MVP made a surprise appearance on the Steelers practice field Monday for the start of voluntary organized team activities, jogging out in a white No. 8 jersey shortly after finalizing a one-year deal to return to the club he guided to an AFC North championship last winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Linebacker Payton Wilson admitted he was a little \u201cshocked\u201d when he ran into Rodgers outside the team\u2019s facility. Wilson called it \u201cawesome\u201d to have Rodgers back while only somewhat jokingly admitting his presence will make it \u201ca lot harder\u201d on the defense during OTA drills designed to be more of a refresher than a true test.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr., acquired in an offseason trade with the Colts, worked out with Rodgers once while Rodgers was still weighing his options. Pittman hoped Rodgers would run it back one more time, but knew better than to get ahead of himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI had a good feeling about it, but you never know,\u201d Pittman said. \u201cI mean, Aaron\u2019s gonna do what Aaron wants to do, right?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Bill Belichick talks Doug Flutie\u2019s drop kick, learning from Randy Moss, and his history with the Jets in podcast appearance<\/div>\n<p><span>Asked if his throwing session with the future Hall of Famer tipped the scales for Rodgers to come back, Pittman laughed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019d like to say yes, but probably not,\u201d he said, later adding, \u201cHopefully it had some little effect on him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Who knows? Rodgers remains, as always, a bit of an enigma who keeps his cards very close to the vest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s a mysterious guy,\u201d outside linebacker Alex Highsmith said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rodgers said near the end of last season he would decide in \u201cdue course\u201d while cagily not hinting at any sort of deadline. The Steelers expressed optimism that he would reach a decision before the start of free agency, then kept moving the goalposts back as the weeks came and went without Rodgers offering any firm answer one way or the other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The lines of communication remained open during the process, with first-year Steelers coach Mike McCarthy \u2014 who spent more than a decade alongside Rodgers in Green Bay, winning a Super Bowl in the process \u2014 making it clear to Rodgers that he was open to a reunion in Pittsburgh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=791\">Game 49: Red Sox at Royals lineups and notes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Rodgers returned to Western Pennsylvania recently and was spotted grabbing some ice cream with several Steelers at a popular shop in the northern suburbs Friday. Months of \u201cwill he or won\u2019t he\u201d speculation on social media, sports talk radio, and just about everywhere else finally ended with the news on Saturday evening that caught most of the guys he shares the locker room with off guard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Offensive tackle Troy Fautanu found out on Instagram. Pittman saw it while scanning X.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe never told me anything,\u201d Pittman said with a laugh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There\u2019s plenty of time to catch up now anyway. Rodgers return means the Steelers have effectively kicked the can down the road on the search for their next franchise quarterback for at least another season.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Ranking the Patriots\u2019 position groups from least to most concerning as OTAs approach<\/div>\n<p><span>Having Rodgers in the fold means rookie Drew Allar and second-year quarterback Will Howard will get to spend the year learning from one of the greats who will enter the Hall of Fame five years after he retires, whenever that may be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It won\u2019t be in 2026, as Rodgers opted to give it another chance after throwing for 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions during his first season in Pittsburgh. He leaned into playing for a team whose football roots run deep, much as he did in Green Bay, and now he\u2019ll be back to try and help the Steelers end a playoff victory drought that is nearing a decade old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rather than wait until mandatory minicamp \u2014 as he did a year ago \u2014 Rodgers\u2019s early arrival indicates a sense of urgency for a franchise where the standard remains the same even as it transitions from Mike Tomlin to McCarthy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And while it was just football in shorts in the middle of May, Pittman saw enough to know immediately that Rodgers is all-in and remains elite, even as he nears his mid-40s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEven the first day, he made a couple of great throws,\u201d Pittman said. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018Wow, I\u2019m really playing with Aaron.\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=789\">Gun control, but for robots: Lawmakers want to make Mass. first state to ban outfitting drones with weapons<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having Rodgers in the fold means rookie Drew Allar and second-year quarterback Will Howard will get to spend the year learning from one of the greats who will enter the Hall of Fame five years after he retires, whenever that may be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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