{"id":738429,"date":"2026-02-08T17:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/738429\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T17:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:02:16","slug":"aaron-rodgers-reportedly-seriously-considering-reuniting-with-mike-mccarthy-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/738429\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers reportedly seriously considering reuniting with Mike McCarthy, Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaron Rodgers appears open to returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers as their quarterback. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero<\/a> reported that while Rodgers has not officially decided whether he will return for a 22nd NFL season, the odds have improved he could be back in a Steelers uniform next season.<\/p>\n

Rodgers has reportedly had multiple conversations with new head coach Mike McCarthy<\/a> and wide receiver DK Metcalf.<\/p>\n

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McCarthy coached Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers from 2006-18. The pair went 108-62-1 together and won a Super Bowl over the Steelers in 2011. Rodgers also won two MVPs under McCarthy’s leadership.<\/p>\n

Despite the Steelers saying they did not hire McCarthy as a recruiting tool to bring back Rodgers<\/a>, their new head coach expressed interest in the pair’s reunion<\/a> during the opening press conference.<\/p>\n

“Definitely,” McCarthy said on Rodgers’ return. “I don\u2019t see why you wouldn\u2019t. I think just like anything, knowing Aaron long enough. \u2026 When guys are up at that stage of their career, they need to step away and decompress. I think that\u2019s very important.”<\/p>\n

Rodgers was rejuvenated this past season with the Steelers. After a three-year postseason drought, Rodgers threw for 3,322 yards, 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions while battling a wrist injury late in the season. He led the Steelers to their first AFC North title since the 2020 season.<\/p>\n

Rodgers took months to decide his future last offseason before signing a one-year, $13.65 million contract<\/a> with the Steelers last June. One of the reasons for Rodgers’ return was his interest in playing for former Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. After a wild-card defeat to the Houston Texans, Tomlin decided to part ways with the franchise after 19 seasons.<\/p>\n

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If Rodgers decided to retire or leave the Steelers for another team, Mason Rudolph and Will Howard are the only Pittsburgh quarterbacks under contract. Rudolph threw for 310 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions last season, with most of his yards coming in a start for an injured Rodgers in Week 12.<\/p>\n

Rudolph is 8-5-1 as a starter in his five seasons with the Steelers and 1-4 in his one season with the Titans. Howard was a 2025 sixth-round pick and spent the majority of his rookie season on injured reserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers appears open to returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers as their quarterback. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[1586,2870,7,253,560,7866,6,126,520,57,2360,426,8646,3257,2183],"class_list":{"0":"post-738429","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-dk-metcalf","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-houston-texans","12":"tag-mason-rudolph","13":"tag-mike-mccarthy","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nfl-network","16":"tag-pittsburgh","17":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","18":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","19":"tag-steelers","20":"tag-the-green-bay-packers","21":"tag-tom-pelissero","22":"tag-will-howard"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116036091858306869","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738429","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=738429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}