Steelers Coach Uses 1 Word To Describe Working With Aaron Rodgers originally appeared on The Spun.
As the Pittsburgh Steelers and their staff settle into life with Aaron Rodgers, one of Pittsburgh’s coaches was honest in his assessment of working with the four-time MVP.
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It’s been a little while since the team has had a quarterback that will one day reside in Canton and it’s reportedly forcing everyone to step up— including wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni who called practicing with Rodgers a “challenge.”
But not in the way you might think…
“I love that challenge,” Azzanni told Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com. “I like that. I’d rather have someone that’s dialed into the detail in the perimeter, and those guys ultimately have to be on the same page. I understand that he’s hard on receivers, and I like that because I’m hard on receivers.”
This isn’t Azzanni’s first time being around the Steelers’ new signal-caller. He was also the receivers coach in New York during Rodgers’ first season with the Jets.
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That year saw Aaron limited to just four snaps before tearing his Achilles, but it was still enough to see the standard of preparation that the 41-year-old expects when his offense takes the field.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – JUNE 10: Aaron Rodgers #8 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in action during Minicamp at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on June 10, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)Justin K. Aller/Getty Images
We’ve seen it before where Rodgers not so subtly calls out his receivers in the media for not doing the right thing.
With a decent amount of youth on the perimeter this year, Pittsburgh’s young pass-catchers will do everything in their power to make sure they don’t get the Mike Williams treatment from last year.
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Steelers Coach Uses 1 Word To Describe Working With Aaron Rodgers first appeared on The Spun on Jun 29, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.