{"id":737935,"date":"2026-02-08T12:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/737935\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T12:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:08:44","slug":"vikings-star-makes-sales-pitch-to-aaron-rodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/737935\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Star Makes Sales Pitch to Aaron Rodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steelers News<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a game against the Houston Texans on Jan. 12, 2026. — Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers<\/a> admitted late in the year that he could have options<\/a> to play elsewhere in 2026 if he decides to play. Could the Minnesota Vikings be an option? Minnesota was reportedly very interested in Rodgers last offseason. <\/p>\n

Vikings running back Aaron Jones, who played with Rodgers in Green Bay, made a sales pitch to his former teammate on the Nightcap<\/a> podcast with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like him in Minnesota,\u201d Jones said <\/a>on the Nightcap from Super Bowl Radio Row on Thursday. \u201cThat\u2019s my dog. What he brings to a locker room, that leadership, it\u2019s a standard. If you ain\u2019t in your playbook, oh, you ain\u2019t seeing the field\u2013he\u2019s going to test you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to throw some signals out there, and he\u2019s going to see if you really care about it. As a player, I love that because I\u2019m in my books. I\u2019m making an effort. Like, I came from Utah from nothing. Like, so I had to earn that. And when you do it the right way, and it\u2019s noticed, it\u2019s refreshing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Per Kevin Seifert of ESPN, the Vikings could move on<\/a> from McCarthy after general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah\u00a0was fired last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"PittsburghPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a game against the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 4, 2026. \u2014 Ed Thompson \/ Steelers Now<\/p>\n

With the Vikings having All-Pro wide receiver Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and Jones, Minnesota\u2019s weapons could be enticing for Rodgers. He also has a close relationship with head coach Kevin O\u2019Connell. <\/p>\n

He also might run it back with Mike McCarthy<\/a>. McCarthy has filled his staff with former Packers coaches, it sure seems like Rodgers could make one last run in 2026. But you never know with Rodgers. He could also just call it a career. <\/p>\n

NFL ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler thinks Rodgers coming back to Pittsburgh is very realistic.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeaking of Rodgers, he has emerged from the 2025 season refreshed. One source I spoke to said Rodgers is in a much better place coming out of his year with the Steelers compared with his previous two years with the Jets,\u201d Fowler wrote. \u201cHe greatly valued his experience in Pittsburgh, and teammates raved about him, both publicly and in exit meetings with the team. The Steelers have been open to a Rodgers return since early in the season, and I don\u2019t sense that has changed. The Steelers\u2019 combination of head coach Mike McCarthy and offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio makes the transition seamless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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