{"id":773816,"date":"2026-02-24T18:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773816\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:35:15","slug":"steelers-confirm-interest-in-return-of-super-bowl-champion-amid-aaron-rodgers-rumors-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773816\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers confirm interest in return of Super Bowl champion amid Aaron Rodgers rumors in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are still awaiting news on what <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/aaron-rodgers\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a> plans to do next. In the meantime, however, the Steelers don\u2019t plan to sit idle with their arms crossed. As confirmed by general manager Omar Khan, a former Super Bowl champion is now in the team\u2019s crosshairs.<\/p>\n<p>With Rodgers weighing all his options on his <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"NFL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NFL<\/a> future, there isn\u2019t much the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/pittsburgh-steelers\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Steelers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Steelers<\/a> can do but wait. In the meantime, they can focus on other positions on the offensive side of the ball. <\/p>\n<p>In that regard, running back Kenneth Gainwell\u2014who joined the Steelers in 2025, one year removed from his <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/super-bowl\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Super Bowl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a> LIX conquest with the Philadelphia Eagles\u2014is now a top priority. As GM Khan admitted, the Steelers have shown their hand to Gainwell\u2019s agent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOmar Khan said he\u2019s spoken with Kenneth Gainwell\u2019s agent and \u2018he knows we want him back\u2019,\u201d as reported by Mike DeFabo of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"i-amphtml-intrinsic-sizer\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyBoZWlnaHQ9IjEwODAiIHdpZHRoPSIxOTIwIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIvPg==\"\/> Kenneth Gainwell playing for the Steelers in 2025 Aaron Rodgers is set to make a decision on NFL future <\/p>\n<p>The 2026 NFL offseason is just beginning. There is plenty of time for teams to work things out and put together strong rosters to chase the Vince Lombardi Trophy. However, the Steelers would much rather take care of some pieces of business as soon as possible. Chief among them is figuring out who their starting quarterback will be next season. <\/p>\n<p>If only it were that simple. With Rodgers, it usually isn\u2019t. Pittsburgh has learned its lesson, so it knows better than to force A-Rod\u2019s hand. For the time being, the Steelers can give the future Hall of Famer some space. <\/p>\n<p>Although Rodgers is among the top candidates in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\/nfl-free-agent-quarterbacks-in-2026\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"NFL\u2019s free agent quarterbacks class in 2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NFL\u2019s free agent quarterbacks class in 2026<\/a>, there are plenty of options for the Steelers to pursue if the future Hall of Famer opts to steer in a different direction\u2014whether that be retirement or a new destination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers are still awaiting news on what Aaron Rodgers plans to do next. In the meantime,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2055],"tags":[1586,7,6,520,57,2360,426,505],"class_list":{"0":"post-773816","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-nfl","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","13":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","14":"tag-steelers","15":"tag-super-bowl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116127054774376485","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773816","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=773816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}