{"id":667347,"date":"2026-01-10T23:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/667347\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T23:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:40:13","slug":"steelers-reportedly-open-to-re-signing-aaron-rodgers-for-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/667347\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Reportedly \u2018Open\u2019 To Re-Signing Aaron Rodgers For 2026 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are putting the finishing touches on their preparations for their <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnetpittsburgh.com\/2026\/01\/09\/why-a-steelers-loss-to-texans-would-be-near-historic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:upcoming wild-card matchup;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">upcoming wild-card matchup<\/a> against the Houston Texans. Once they enter the offseason, though, they are going to face some big questions, with the biggest of the bunch revolving around <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnetpittsburgh.com\/2026\/01\/09\/aaron-rodgers-heartwarming-act-steelers-playoff-game-viral\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers<\/a> and his future in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>At 42 years old, it\u2019s clear that Rodgers is approaching the end of his career. While he initially said he\u2019d retire after this season, he has seemed more open to playing in 2026 as of late. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, if Rodgers were to continue playing, the Steelers would be \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nflnetwork\/status\/2010054667208622445\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:more than open;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">more than open<\/a>\u201d to re-signing him in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy understanding is, if Rodgers did want to return for next season, the Steelers, who have really enjoyed the experience, would be more than open to it,\u201d Rapoport said on \u201cNFL GameDay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his first season with Pittsburgh, Rodgers showed that he still has a bit of juice left in the tank, as he threw for 3,322 yards and racked up 25 total touchdowns. He isn\u2019t exactly the player he once was, but he has proven that he can still go out and win games for his team when he\u2019s called upon to do so.<\/p>\n<p>If the Steelers intend to extend their season vs. the Texans, they are going to need Rodgers to be at his best, as Houston\u2019s defense is among the top units in the league. Kickoff for this contest is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday night, with the winner moving on to the divisional round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>More NFL: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnetpittsburgh.com\/2026\/01\/09\/aaron-rodgers-heartwarming-act-steelers-playoff-game-viral\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aaron Rodgers\u2019 Heartwarming Act Before Steelers\u2019 Playoff Game Goes Viral;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Aaron Rodgers\u2019 Heartwarming Act Before Steelers\u2019 Playoff Game Goes Viral<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnetpittsburgh.com\/2026\/01\/10\/steelers-open-re-signing-aaron-rodgers-2026-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steelers Reportedly \u2018Open\u2019 To Re-Signing Aaron Rodgers For 2026 Season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Steelers Reportedly \u2018Open\u2019 To Re-Signing Aaron Rodgers For 2026 Season<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnetpittsburgh.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SportsNet Pittsburgh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SportsNet Pittsburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers are putting the finishing touches on their preparations for their upcoming wild-card matchup against the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":667348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[1586,7,253,5328,6,520,57,2360,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-667347","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-football","10":"tag-houston-texans","11":"tag-ian-rapoport","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-pittsburgh","14":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","15":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","16":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115873449583896715","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667347","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=667347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/667347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/667348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=667347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=667347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=667347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}