McCarthy said Tuesday that Rodgers is in “a very positive space” and that he and his former quarterback have been speaking regularly this offseason since McCarthy took the Steelers’ job.
“So he’s really engaged with what’s going on,” McCarthy said on Monday, via ESPN. ” … We’ll just continue to engage in conversations.”
Rodgers, 42, played well at times in his first season with the Steelers in 2025, throwing for 24 touchdowns and only seven interceptions, leading Pittsburgh to the postseason. But they were wiped out by the Texans in the Wild Card Round, leading to Mike Tomlin’s ouster and Rodgers’ future left murky with it.
Yet recent signs appear relatively positive for Rodgers’ return and a 22nd NFL season — either that or the Steelers appeared unconcerned about it. The other quarterbacks on the roster include Mason Rudolph and 2025 sixth-rounder Will Howard, whom McCarthy said was “definitely a real prospect as a starting quarterback.”