{"id":848388,"date":"2026-04-02T01:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/848388\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T01:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:51:16","slug":"florio-theres-talk-broncos-will-host-aaron-rodgers-for-visit-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/848388\/","title":{"rendered":"Florio: ‘There’s Talk’ Broncos Will Host Aaron Rodgers For Visit (Update)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: 11:39 AM ET \u2014 9NEWS\u2019 Mike Klis<\/a> in Denver strongly refuted Florio\u2019s report.<\/p>\n

\u201cMust be an April Fool\u2019s joke. Source says \u2018zero percent\u2019 chance of this happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

Report #Broncos<\/a> have interest in Aaron Rodgers must be an April Fool\u2019s joke.
Source says \u201czero percent\u201d chance of this happening.
As Greg Penner, Sean Payton and George Paton just said at NFL meetings, QB Bo Nix will be ready by start of offseason program on May 4. Full go by\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 MikeKlis9NEWS (@mikeklis9news) April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the original story below.<\/p>\n

The prevailing narrative for months has been that Aaron Rodgers will only return for one team if he plays one final NFL season\u2014reuniting with Mike McCarthy and the Pittsburgh Steelers. That certainty may be fading, as Mike Florio reports the AFC runner-up Denver Broncos are now exploring the possibility of signing him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith (to date) only the Steelers linked to Rodgers during the 2026 free-agency cycle, Denver has potentially re-entered the chat,\u201d Florio wrote via Pro Football Talk<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s talk of the Broncos possibly bringing Rodgers in for a visit. The motivation comes from the possibility that current starter Bo Nix won\u2019t be fully and completely back to 100 percent when Week 1 rolls around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nix suffered a devastating ankle injury at the end of the Broncos\u2019 win in the AFC Divisional Round and was unable to compete in the conference championship. While Broncos owner Greg Penner stated he was \u201cahead of schedule\u201d<\/a> with an eye on being ready for OTAs, their reported interest in Rodgers may indicate the opposite. At the very least they are coming up with contingency plans for a team that was very close to qualifying for its first Super Bowl since the 2015 season.<\/p>\n

Would Rodgers even entertain the idea if the Broncos called? It\u2019s hard to imagine him wanting to start over again with an entirely new offense, especially given Sean Payton\u2019s reputation for putting a lot on the plate of his quarterbacks. But it\u2019s worth considering that Rodgers coveted the opportunity to play for a legendary coach like Mike Tomlin and may have a similarly high opinion of Payton.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the most recent connection between the two was Rodgers calling out Payton for blasting Nathaniel Hackett\u2019s coaching job with the Broncos in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was way out of line, inappropriate, and I think he needs to keep my coach\u2019s name out of his mouth,\u201d Rodgers said according to NFL.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fair to wonder whether Rodgers and Payton would be a good fit from a personality standpoint.<\/p>\n

If Rodgers wants a chance to compete for a Super Bowl in his final season, the Broncos are probably a better choice than the Steelers. But unless Nix has a setback, he will regain his starting job at some point during the season. Rodgers isn\u2019t going to sign up to finish his career on the bench.<\/p>\n

McCarthy has been speaking with Rodgers<\/a> frequently about a return to Pittsburgh, and he indicated the conversations have been positive. Meanwhile, Art Rooney II stated the Steelers are expecting an answer prior to the draft. Based on their actions in free agency, they didn\u2019t seem like a team scrambling for a backup plan.<\/p>\n

For now, this is probably one to file under the unlikely category.<\/p>\n