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The Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> have a lot riding on quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but the uncertainty around his plans for the 2026 season is leading to some criticism of the team.<\/p>\n Rodgers have not said whether he plans to return for another season, putting the Steelers in a difficult situation as most other viable quarterback options have already found new destinations. Bleacher Report\u2019s Brad Gagnon<\/a> called out the team over the situation, calling it the biggest question facing the Steelers this offseason.<\/p>\n Steelers Still Waiting on Aaron Rodgers<\/p>\n In an article identifying the biggest remaining questions for all 32 NFL<\/a> teams, Gagnon wrote that Rodgers has left the Steelers in a difficult situation. While there is an expectation that he will return, the Steelers may not be willing to wait forever, Gagnon suggested.<\/p>\n \u201cThis has been the prevailing question for any team employing Aaron Rodgers at this time in recent offseasons,\u201d Gagnon wrote. \u201cThe Steelers need definitive word from the veteran QB on his future before they\u2019re on the clock with the 21st overall pick on April 23. That\u2019s apparently the expectation, but nothing\u2019s guaranteed with the 42-year-old. It could draw Ty Simpson into play.\u201d<\/p>\n The Steelers went through a similar situation last season, when it was widely known that Rodgers intended to sign in Pittsburgh, but his final decision didn\u2019t come until early June.<\/p>\n Steelers May Need Move for Ty Simpson<\/p>\n If the Steelers have their eyes on Ty Simpson, they may need to make a move up the NFL draft board to land him. The Alabama quarterback has seen his draft stock rise steadily, and\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Dan Orlovsky<\/a> suggested he will go in the first round \u2014 and potentially early in the round.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Ty Simpson is QB1,\u201d Orlovsky said. \u201cI think Ty Simpson is the best quarterback in this class.\u201d<\/p>\n Orlovsky suggested that Simpson could have all the tools to grow into a franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n \u201cI think when you look at the body of work and what was asked of these two quarterbacks, you have to start with the question, \u2018Who needed to do more to carry their football team to play well?\u2019 It\u2019s Ty Simpson, and it\u2019s not even close between those two,\u201d Orlovsky said.<\/p>\n If the Steelers want Simpson as a quarterback \u2014 even one to develop behind Rodgers for a year \u2014 they may need to trade up from the No. 21 overall pick.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tNathan Dougherty<\/a> is a sports reporter covering the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins. Previously he wrote for the Rochester Business Journal and served as the assistant editor of athletic trade magazines Coaching Management, Athletic Management and Training & Conditioning. He is based out of Rochester, New York, and loves everything football. More about Nathan Dougherty<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Steelers\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Steelers predicted to host another QB. The Pittsburgh Steelers have a lot riding on quarterback Aaron Rodgers,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":823104,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2055],"tags":[7,6,520,57,2360,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-852151","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-pittsburgh","11":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","12":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","13":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852151","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=852151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}