Welcome to the Aaron Rodgers Show, Steelers fans.
He’s hiding – and revealing – huge secrets.
He’s also demanding this his new teammates follow him to California, after skipping offseason workouts that lesser players are effectively forced to attend.
“I’ve just got to get them — I got to try and convince them to come out to Malibu, California,” Rodgers said on Tuesday, after finally practicing with the Pittsburgh team that he’s been linked with for months.
“It’s gonna be a tough sell, I think. Tough sell.”
The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer was likely joking about that last part.
But when it comes to the mind of Rodgers, who knows?
He reportedly owns a $28 million house in Malibu.
A man with $380 million in career NFL earnings also ‘secretly’ drove a rented Chevrolet Malibu to first meet with the Steelers – and fans across the globe know that because Rodgers revealed his latest trick by self-promoting it with another friendly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show.
“I flew into a different airport,” Rodgers teased in April.
“I got a rental car. Drove the Malibu rental car to the facility, to the backside practice field. Got let in the practice field.
“Somebody in the building must have said something. And when I came out, there was some cameras that were pointed.”
GettyIt will take a while to get used to Rodgers in Pittsburgh black and gold[/caption] GettyRogers also must warm up to his new Steelers teammates[/caption] GettyThe former Jet and Packer has had many different looks in his career[/caption]It’s always a reality show with Rodgers, whether he’s winning NFL MVPs with the Green Bay Packers, or carrying an American flag onto the field before barely playing a snap with the New York Jets.
Who else – other than Brett Favre – would spend months delaying the inevitable, then proclaim that he signed a one-year contract with the Steelers because one of the NFL’s most famous franchises directly connected with his soul?
“I don’t need it for my ego,” Rodgers said.
“I don’t need it to keep playing. A lot of decisions that I’ve made over my career and life from strictly the ego, even if they turn out well, are always unfulfilling.
“But the decisions made from the soul are usually pretty fulfilling. This was a decision that was best for my soul.”
The fact that Rodgers referred to his ego as ‘the ego’ is so telling that it hurts.
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Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche would surely be Steelers fans in 2025.
They also would be highly skeptical that this version of Rodgers can carry Pittsburgh to its first Super Bowl win in almost two decades.
T.J. Watt is much more important to the Steelers’ long-term future than Rodgers.
There’s also a decent chance that Justin Fields, who was tossed aside by Mike Tomlin last year, puts up better numbers than his Pittsburgh replacement.
Rodgers flirted with the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants during the offseason.
There were reliable rumors that he preferred the Vikings, but they stuck with J.J. McCarthy at QB, despite the fact that the former Michigan star still hasn’t played a snap in the NFL.
Of course, Rodgers flipped that on its head, and again tried to win back the narrative.
“There were conversations with other organizations, for sure,” Rodgers said.
New crew
Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receivers: DK Metcalf, Roman Wilson, Brandon JohnsonDefensive star: T.J. WattHead coach: Mike Tomlin 2024 record: 10-7, lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Wild Card
“But again, the rapport that fell in between me and Mike made it to where, as I was going through my personal stuff, there wasn’t any other option for me. It was here or not play.”
So why did it take Rodgers so long to settle on the Steelers, if they really were his only NFL option other than retirement?
Mysterious ‘personal reasons’ were also teased during his long Pittsburgh delay.
On Rodgers’ first day in black and gold, a man once associated with Olivia Munn, Danica Patrick and Shailene Woodley publicly revealed that he was newly married.
“I was dealing with a lot of things in my personal life, and some things improved a little bit where I felt like I could fully be all in here with the guys,” Rodgers said.
In his first mandatory practice with the Steelers, Rodgers name-dropped ‘the soul’ and ‘the ego,’ teased team workouts in Malibu, and drove TMZ into a frenzy.
GettyRodgers often ends up in the center of the spotlight[/caption]Congrats on the good news, A-Rod.
But fiercely loyal Pittsburgh fans only care about the other ring – the Super Bowl trophy that has eluded the Steelers since 2008.
“Can we stop acting like he’s good please,” one fan tweeted.
“Wasn’t a fan of this move but let’s be honest, it’s better than Mason Rudolph,” a second fan posted.
“It may not work. It may work. But it will be interesting, that is for sure.”
Will the Aaron Rodgers Show receive a Season 2 in Pittsburgh?
Check back in a few months – and after a ton of drama.
Rodgers’ first preseason action is set for August 9 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Steelers open their 2025 regular season at the New York Jets on September 7, then play the Vikings in Dublin on September 28.
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