Pittsburgh Steelers downplay Aaron Rodgers’ leg wrap at practice | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

Pittsburgh Steelers downplay Aaron Rodgers’ leg wrap at practice | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

DOES HE INJURE IT AGAIN? BALANCE, ALL RIGHT. WE MENTIONED AARON RODGERS, AND THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE GOT TO HOLD YOUR WHEN YOU’RE GOING TO GET THAT THAT NOTIFICATION ON YOUR PHONE, THAT SOMEBODY HAS AN INJURY. THAT’S GOING TO KNOCK THEM OUT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. YOU GOT STEPPED ON YESTERDAY LEFT PRACTICE FOR A LITTLE BIT. CAME BACK WITH A WRAP ON HIS LEG. IT LOOKED LIKE HE HAD BEEN CUT ON THE HIS LEG. YOU KNOW, YOU START TALKING ABOUT LOWER BODY ACHILLES AND YEAR OLD QUARTERBACK. YOU SEE A PICTURE LIKE THAT. IF YOU’RE A STEELERS FAN YOU FREAK OUT A LITTLE BIT CHRIS. YEAH I I UNDERSTAND IT. I MEAN GOSH WE WE KNOW THEY WAITED ALL DAMN OFFSEASON TO GET THIS GUY IN THERE. YOU YOU YOU’VE BEEN SOLD THAT THIS COULD BE THE SAVIOR THAT FINALLY GETS YOU TO WIN PLAYOFF GAMES IN PITTSBURGH AND TAKE YOU DEEP INTO JANUARY, AND IT CAN ALL BE OVER IN 1, SECOND WITH 1, BAD ACCIDENT, LIKE YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT. SO YEAH, THEY’RE GOING TO BE A RIGHT? AND I I HOPE IT’S JUST A CUT AND HEY MAYBE HE JUST TWEAKED THE ANKLE OR WHATEVER, RIGHT? IT IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU GOT STEPPED ON AND THAT’S WHAT I THERE, RIGHT. I MEAN THAT WAS THERE UH TO MAKE ME THINK THAT. YEAH, MAYBE HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE A LITTLE BIT IN THE PROCESS OF BEING STEPPED ON. I DON’T KNOW EXACTLY, BUT WE KNOW ANKLES KNEES, THINGS LIKE THAT STEPPED ON FALL ON RIGHT? THAT HAPPENS DURING TRAINING CAMP AND THAT’S WHAT YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL OF. SO HOPEFULLY HE’S GOOD. IT SEEMS LIKE HE’S GOOD. IT’S AT LEAST SOUNDS LIKE THAT SO FAR. IT HAPPENS DURING TRAINING CAMP. IT HAPPENS LATE IN THE SEASON WHEN A DEFENSIVE TACKLES FOOT HAS GONE NUMB FROM PLAYING IN LAMBEAU FIELD AND HE ACCIDENTALLY STOPS ON YOUR LOWER LEG. IF YOU REMEMBER THAT 1, THAT WAS THE ARGUMENT, MY FOOT WENT NUMB. IT WAS CALLED MY FOOT WENT NUMB, RIGHT? I DIDN’T KNOW BUT HAVE THEY THEY SO FAR? MIKE TOMLIN SAID HE GOT STEPPED ON IT’S NOTHING OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE HE FINISHED HIS WORK. THEY HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT THE HEALTH OF A PLAYER UNTIL THE WEEK. 1 INJURY REPORT COMES OUT, SO WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT. HE’S NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY IN THE PRESEASON. ANYWAY, TOMLIN MADE THAT CLEAR IN A CONVERSATION WITH STEELERS.COM RECENTLY, ROGERS MADE IT CLEAR, HE DOESN’T WANT TO PLAY IN THE PRESEASON. WE’LL SEE WHAT THE REPORTS ARE AS IT RELATES TO THIS LEG. BECAUSE AGAIN, WHEN YOU’RE 41, HERE’S THE OTHER REALITY. YEAH. HOW IT FEELS. WHEN THE ADRENALINE IS FLOWING, MAYBE VERY DIFFERENT THAN HOW IT FEELS WHEN IT’S TIME TO GET OUT OF BED, THE NEXT MORNING. YEAH. AND THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’LL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON TOO. THAT’S RIGHT. YOU KNOW. I, I, I WILL SAY, I MEAN, HEY, YOU WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS, I GET THAT I DO AND YOU KNOW, WE DIDN’T GET TO TALK ABOUT THAT WITHOUT TOM AND SAID, I I THINK THEY’RE MAKING A MISTAKE THERE IN MY OPINION. AND I KNOW WHO THE HELL AM I TO TELL MIKE TOMLIN OR AARON RODGERS. WHAT THE HELL TO DO? I GET THAT BUT I DON’T KNOW. WE WE’VE SEEN OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE PLAYING A LITTLE BIT. WHY DO WE WANT TO GET THE COBWEBS OUT AND GET USED TO THINGS WHEN IT COUNTS THE MOST WEEK 1, WHEN YOU’RE WITH THE NEW YORK JETS AND AARON GLENN AND THAT STADIUM’S GOING CRAZY AND THAT DEFENSE IS SUPER TALENTED AND THEY CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW AARON RODGERS WHAT THEY’RE ALL ABOUT THE FANS. CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW THEM ALL. THEY’RE ALL ABOUT. THAT’S WHEN WE WANT TO GO THROUGH, OH, HEY, LET ME LET ME FEEL IT OUT TODAY. AND LET’S GET A FEEL FOR THE OFFENSE. I JUST I, I’M A LITTLE SURPRISED BY THAT I THOUGHT TOMLIN AND AND ROGERS WOULD COME TO SOME AGREEMENT WHERE HE’D GET OUT THERE FOR AT LEAST A SERIES OR 2 TO GET THAT OVER WITH. I JUST DON’T THINK THAT’S THE BEST WAY TO PUT YOUR BEST PRODUCT FORWARD WEEK 1. UH AT LEAST THAT’S MY THOUGHT THERE BUT YOU KNOW, I’M GLAD HE’S OKAY. AND EITHER WAY, UM, IT DOESN’T SOUND LIKE PRESEASON. TOMLIN SAID ON THE ISSUE OF PLAYING IN THE PRESEASON. HEY, HE’S BEEN DOING THIS FOR 21 YEARS, HIS CUMULATIVE SNAP TOTAL AND WHAT’S REQUIRED FOR HIM TO BE READY, IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS. AND SO, IF I’M NOT ADAPTABLE AND OPEN TO ADJUSTMENTS RELATIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR GUYS, THEN I’M NOT DOING MY JOB. I KNOW. BUT YOU KNOW TOM BRADY PLAYED FOR 20 YEARS AND 2021 AND HE PLAYED IN THE PRESEASON. HE HE PLAYED AND HE HAD JUST COME OFF THE SUPER BOWL THAT THAT’S WHERE I JUST, I, I GET ALL THAT. I GET IT, BUT EVEN THE GREAT ONES, SOMETIMES NEED TO GET OUT THERE. AND WE’VE TALKED ABOUT ROGERS, HE’S BEEN 1 OF THE MORE JITTERY QUARTERBACKS IN ALL OF FOOTBALL OVER THE LAST 2 OR 3 YEARS. AND TO ME IT’S THE EXPERIENCE YOU ALWAYS HEAR QUARTERBACKS HEY LET ME GET HIT 1, BLAH BLAH BLAH AND MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING INTO WEEK 1? OKAY, I DID GET HIT. I REMEMBER WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE. OH, I DID FEEL THE SPEED OF THE GAME, MAN, DK. MEDAF, I FELT WHEN HE’S IN THE GAME, HE’S GOT AN EXTRA ROCKET UP HIS ASS WHEN HE COMES OUT OF THE BREAK COMPARED TO PRACTICE, RIGHT? THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST. YOU, YOU CAN’T PRACTICE THAT INTENSITY THAT EMOTION, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT COME WITH A REGULAR SEASON FOOTBALL GAME AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHAT THEY’RE SAYING AND I’M CERTAINLY NOT YOU KNOW TRYING TO TELL THEM THEY’RE WRONG AGREE WITH IT. I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU’RE SAYING, AND I READ THAT QUOTE BECAUSE I THINK IT’S SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION AS TO WHAT HE MEANS WHEN HE SAYS, IF I’M NOT ADAPTABLE AND OPEN TO ADJUSTMENTS RELATIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR GUYS. I’M NOT DOING MY JOB. DO YOU THINK HE HAS THAT ATTITUDE WITH HIS OTHER PLAYERS? DO YOU, DO YOU THINK THAT HE GOES AROUND THE LOCKER ROOM AND MAKE SURE THAT HE’S OPEN TO ADJUSTMENTS RELATIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR GUYS OR DO? YOU THINK HE SAYS THIS IS THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING TO BE DONE AND THIS GETS BACK TO THAT DELICATE BALANCE OF WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO HOW MUCH OF OUR SOUL. WE’RE GOING TO SIGN OVER TO GET A QUARTERBACK TO COME IN HERE AND SAVE US AND I HAVE TO DO WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO TO HAVE THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE QUARTERBACK. HE GETS BACK TO WHAT WE WERE DISCUSSING LAST WEEK AT WHAT POINT DID THE OTHER PLAYERS DETECT THAT MIKE TOMLIN IS ACTING VERY DIFFERENTLY. YEAH. TOWARD 1 GUY THAN HE ACTS TOWARD EVERYONE ELSE. AND I GET THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE OLD JIMMY JOHNSON THING GUY FALLS ASLEEP. IN A MEETING ROOM. HE GETS CUT. WHAT DOES TROY AMIN DID? I’D GET HIM A PILLOW? YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT BUT THERE’S A POINT WHERE YOU START ACTING DIFFERENTLY THAN WHO YOU ARE AND I KNOW THAT MY TOM, THE LONG TIME. AND I DIDN’T GET A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE THAT THERE WAS ANY PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE STUFF. GOING ON FROM ROTHERS B TO MAYBE ROTHERS, B NEW, TO MESS WITH AND IT’S MIKE TOMLIN. IT’S JUST IT’S INTERESTING FOR ME TO USE ROGER’S WORD. IT’S TO SEE TOMLIN BENDING AS MUCH AS HE’S BENT. YEAH, FOR AARON RODGERS. YEAH, I I MAYBE THERE’LL BE A PAYOFF. I DON’T KNOW, BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WE WE WOULD EXPECT FROM MIKE TOMLIN. IT’S IT’S A NOT WHAT I WOULD EXPECT. NO NO I I I HEAR YOU THERE. IT’S A DIFFERENT AGE AS FAR AS QUARTERBACK HEAD COACH RELATIONSHIP, HOW IT GOES THAT WAY TO ME, IT’S ALMOST MORE ON THE QUARTERBACK NOW TO GO. YEAH. YEAH I KNOW THE COACH IS GOING TO FAVOR ME AND DO ALL THAT BUT I’M 1 OF THE GUYS LET ME SHOW YOU. I’M GOING TO WORK, I’LL DO ALL THAT. IN FACT, I GO TO A HARD KNOCKS WITH JOSH ALLEN, RIGHT? HE’S THE PERFECT EXAMPLE. YOU SAW THE FIRST SHOW. I’M WITH YOU. IT WAS A LITTLE UNDERWHELMING BUT THE 1 THING IS, I MEAN, DO YOU REMEMBER THE 1 PART WHERE THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR WAS LIKE, HEY EVERYBODY ON DEFENSE. STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM 17, RIGHT? STAY AWAY. FROM 17, DON’T GO NEAR THEM. DON’T TOUCH THEM. THEY LOOKED AT JOEY BOSA, HE’S LIKE HE’S OFF LIMITS. HE’S OUR TICKET TO THE PROMISED LAND. HE SAYS, RIGHT? THAT’S A LITTLE BIT OF THE AGE, WE’RE IN HERE. SO, YEAH, THE QUARTERBACK IS SOMEWHAT KING OF A FOOTBALL TEAM AND THAT’S WHERE YOU NEED THE QUARTERBACK THERE TO GO. HEY, I’M I’M TREATED A LITTLE DIFFERENT ANYWAYS. YOU GOT TO GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO GO. LIKE I’M 1 OF THE GUYS, RIGHT? AND THAT’S TO ME WHAT ALLEN AND MAHOMES AND BURROW AND THOSE QUARTERBACKS LIKE IF WE KNOW YOU’RE A CHERISHED, TREASURED PIECE OF THE FRANCHISE, BUT THEY FIND THE WAY TO BE STILL 1 OF THE GUYS

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