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Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III was among those in attendance and he couldn\u2019t help but praise the four-time NFL MVP\u2019s knowledge of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis mindset is, \u2018We\u2019re going to do this because I know what the defense is gonna do and they don\u2019t wanna do this.\u2019 You see that experience, and playing with a Hall of Fame quarterback, it\u2019s gonna be special. Sometimes, you can be given too much,\u201d\u00a0Austin said<\/a> to Action News 5. \u201cBut he lets you play football.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s exactly the reason why Pittsburgh signed Rodgers this offseason<\/a>. The team is aware that the 41-year-old\u2019s best football is behind him, but his football IQ could still be enough to elevate the rest of the offense.<\/p>\n Austin clearly thinks that is the case, or is at least hoping it is. He is heading into the final year of his rookie deal and is looking to have his best season yet with a payday on the horizon.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Last season, Austin continued to trend in the right direction, recording a career-high<\/a> 36 catches for 548 yards and four touchdowns.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Calvin Austin III in a game against the Buffalo Bills on Aug. 17, 2024 \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n The fourth-year wide receiver is set to have an even bigger role in 2025 after the Steelers traded wide receiver George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n However, Austin isn\u2019t the only player who\u2019s hoping Rodgers can help take their game to the next level. Wide receivers DK Metcalf, Roman Wilson and Ben Skowronek as well as tight end Pat Freiermuth were also in Malibu building a rapport with Rodgers.<\/p>\n Either way, Rodgers has brought some much-needed life back into Pittsburgh\u2019s offense ahead of what is yet another all-in year for the team.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Steelers Now<\/a>: Aaron Rodgers Impresses Steelers Playmakers During Malibu Workout: \u2018It\u2019s Gonna Be Special\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Related Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has his new teammates feeling very optimistic following their workout in Malibu. Pittsburgh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[1586,5429,53,8741,257,2870,9676,7,467,42513,6,9073,520,57,2360,4112,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-197868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-aaron-rodgers","9":"tag-ben-skowronek","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-calvin-austin-iii","12":"tag-dallas-cowboys","13":"tag-dk-metcalf","14":"tag-ed-thompson","15":"tag-football","16":"tag-george-pickens","17":"tag-malibu","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-pat-freiermuth","20":"tag-pittsburgh","21":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","22":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","23":"tag-roman-wilson","24":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114832677608968051","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Pittsburgh](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/f01fc61ed76f86ee5ff28f4ee7496590.jpeg\"\/)
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