{"id":776911,"date":"2026-02-26T05:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/776911\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T05:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:33:18","slug":"aaron-rodgers-the-doors-open-pittsburgh-steelers-gm-addresses-aaron-rodgers-future-amid-franchise-qb-search-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/776911\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers: &#8220;The door\u2019s open\u201d: Pittsburgh Steelers GM addresses Aaron Rodgers future amid franchise QB search | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/aaron-rodgers.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The door\u2019s open\u201d: Pittsburgh Steelers GM addresses Aaron Rodgers future amid franchise QB search\" title=\"Pittsburgh Steelers GM addresses Aaron Rodgers\u2019 future amid franchise QB search ( Getty)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Pittsburgh Steelers GM addresses Aaron Rodgers\u2019 future amid franchise QB search ( Getty) The Pittsburgh Steelers have not closed the book on <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aaron-rodgers\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a>&#8216; future talks. General manager Omar Khan made that clear on February 24 at the NFL Combine. Pittsburgh wants Rodgers back. At the same time, the front office continues its search for a long-term quarterback as Aaron Rodgers&#8217; retirement rumors swirl.Rodgers, 42, signed a one-year $13.6 million deal in 2025 and delivered a 10-7 record with an AFC North title. He threw for 3,322 yards and 24 touchdowns with seven interceptions in 16 starts. The run ended with a wild-card loss to the Houston Texans. Since then, his future has remained unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh waits on Aaron Rodgers but eyes draft and young QBs<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh GM Omar Khan confirmed ongoing contact with Rodgers while speaking to reporters in Indianapolis.\u201cThe door\u2019s open to have Aaron back. I\u2019ve had conversations with him,\u201d Khan said on February 24 at the NFL Combine, via NFL.com. \u201cHe\u2019s a free agent, and he\u2019s not on the roster, but he knows how we feel about him.\u201dThe message is simple. The Steelers want him. But they also want clarity soon. On February 25, Adam Schefter shared fresh insight on The Adam Schefter Podcast about Rodgers\u2019 timeline.\u201cThe belief around the league is that he\u2019s supposed to give an answer by mid-March,\u201d Schefter said on The Adam Schefter Podcast on February 25. \u201cMany people thought there was no chance he\u2019d be back, but it certainly sounds like it\u2019s a consideration. The feeling is that he could be back with the Pittsburgh Steelers.\u201dThat mid-March window lines up with the start of NFL free agency. Rodgers said after the playoff loss in January that he would not make an emotional decision. So Pittsburgh waits, but not idly. The Steelers hold the No. 21 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson has drawn buzz as a possible target. The team also wants to evaluate Will Howard, who missed preseason action last year due to injury. Veteran Mason Rudolph provides depth.Khan addressed that bigger goal at the Combine: \u201cLike all the fans, we\u2019re searching for the next franchise player,\u201d he said. \u201cIt might be Will. We\u2019re excited to work with him.\u201dSo the picture stands clear. The door is open for Rodgers. The clock is moving. And the Steelers refuse to let their future hinge on a single decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Steelers GM addresses Aaron Rodgers\u2019 future amid franchise QB search ( Getty) The Pittsburgh Steelers have not&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":776912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[1586,102753,110083,7,6,109746,89225,110082,520,57,2360,426,110080,110081],"class_list":["post-776911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-aaron-rodgers","tag-aaron-rodgers-future","tag-aaron-rodgers-steelers-future","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-combine-2026","tag-nfl-free-agency-2026","tag-omar-khan-comments","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-pittsburghsteelers","tag-steelers","tag-steelers-franchise-quarterback-search","tag-steelers-quarterback-situation"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116135304646409037","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776911","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=776911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/776912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}