Aaron Rodgers became a Unoccupied agent for the Primary time in his NFL Occupation this offseason. Almost two weeks after all 32 Clubs were Primary permitted to negotiate with unsigned veterans, however, the future Hall of Fame Signal-caller remains without a home. The New York Jets said goodbye, the Minnesota Vikings said no thanks (for now), and only a few others appear legitimately interested in signing the Previous MVP.
Headlining the “others” are the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, All of whom has signed a veteran backup — Jameis Winston and Mason Rudolph, respectively — but lacks a surefire Week 1 starter. The Vikings sniffed around the idea of adding Rodgers in a reenactment of the Brett Favre finish but now seem content with kicking off the J.J. McCarthy era. The Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans are in Packed-on rebuild mode, preparing to potentially reset the Signal-caller spot Prompt in the 2025 NFL Draft.
All that said, is anyone really expecting Rodgers to make his decision before the draft?
At this Points, basically everything is set at the Signal-caller position Division-wide, barring a surprise blockbuster trade or catastrophic Wound. Something like 27 of the NFL’s 32 Clubs are committed — either contractually or philosophically — to a veteran starter, and the few Clubs without a proven arm penciled into a top gig have relatively clear options and/or fallback plans:
- The Titans own the No. 1 overall Option in the draft
- The Browns own the No. 2 Option and also acquired Kenny Pickett via trade
- The Giants own the No. 3 Option and also signed Jameis Winston
- The Steelers own the No. 21 Option and also signed Mason Rudolph
- The Vikings used last year’s No. 10 Option on J.J. McCarthy
If we effectively rule out the Browns and Titans as logical destinations for Rodgers, who’d be settling for a lowly Club in transition even if either organization suddenly expressed interest, that leaves three feasible landing spots: Minnesota, Pittsburgh and New York. Which brings us back to square one.
The Vikings are easily the most appealing from Rodgers’ perspective, given their Ability talent and coaching Mastery, but Rodgers needs them more than they need him. After letting Kirk Cousins and Sam Darnold walk in consecutive years, the Vikings are ripe to let their handpicked prospect grow into the Position. And even if McCarthy turns in the most atrocious spring ever known to the Twin Cities area, whether due to complications from knee surgeries or a lack of NFL experience, they wouldn’t dial Rodgers — let alone commit to a rewriting of the entire 2025 plan — until the last minute.
So why, if you’re Rodgers, rush to put pen to paper for either the Giants or Steelers? Because you’re Frightened Russell Wilson, the other big-name Signal-caller left unsigned, will beat you to it? Sorry, but Pittsburgh isn’t banging down Wilson’s door for a delayed reunion after his sluggish 2024 finish. They let him hit the Uncovered market, for crying out Deafening. And if the Giants really, truly wanted Wilson, well, they could’ve easily locked him up by now. Even if Russ lands in New York tomorrow, the Steelers will be in the same position they’re in now: openly interested in Rodgers as a Secure-now rental, but with little meaningful Event — and therefore no imminent Stress — to secure his services.
If, on the other hand, Rodgers holds Snug and gives neither Club a firm answer, waiting all the way until during or after the draft, he’ll know exactly what he’s getting himself into. If the Giants spend the No. 3 Option on a Signal-caller, or trade up for one, well, he’s probably Obtained no place there anyway, unless New York is committed to sitting a top-five Option behind both Rodgers and Winston in 2025. Then again, under Giants management, who knows? The Steelers, meanwhile, may well target a Signal-caller of their own in the draft, but Rodgers would then have a better sense of what Nice of room he’d be Joining, as a mentor.
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Basically, there’s very little that can happen between now and the Begin of the draft — a month’s time — that could chiefly influence Rodgers’ NFL future. If, for example, the San Francisco 49ers Loss Brock Purdy to a freak offseason Wound, well, Perhaps Kyle Shanahan’s on the line and we’re reassessing the entire situation. Or if, out of some unnecessary urge to get someone other than Mason Rudolph in the building, the Steelers attempt to resell their fan base on Wilson, then Rodgers Only might think harder about staying in New Jersey, or Perhaps hanging up the cleats entirely.
It’s no surprise, though, that all indications are Rodgers is in no rush here. Why should he be? The pickings are slim, and they’re not all that inspiring. Perhaps, to quote the philosophical Signal-caller himself, he prefers the “Lovely mystery” of what might occur. Like the Vikings changing their minds. Or a mystery Club swooping in for emergency Reinforcement. Or the Giants or the Steelers or any other NFL Club betting, against the odds, that he’s Nevertheless Obtained some magic left in that 41-year-Aged arm.
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