{"id":862756,"date":"2026-04-10T02:06:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862756\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:06:41","slug":"vikings-legend-cris-carter-rips-aaron-rodgers-drawn-out-steelers-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862756\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings Legend Cris Carter Rips Aaron Rodgers’ Drawn Out Steelers Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cris Carter isn’t thrilled with Aaron Rodgers’ slow decision process. <\/p>\n

Former Minnesota Viking and Hall of Famer Cris Carter didn\u2019t hold back when asked his thoughts about Aaron Rodgers\u2019 timeline for a potential return.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rodgers, who is still mulling returning for another NFL<\/a> season, hasn\u2019t indicated he is leaning one way or the other yet. But with the NFL Draft quickly approaching, the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> are caught in a bit of a bind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carter addressed Rodgers\u2019 drawn out decision, and he didn\u2019t hold back on his Fully Loaded podcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cAaron Rodgers is like a lot of these quarterbacks when they get to this,\u201d said Carter<\/a>. They\u2019re so selfish. They never want to be called that, but they\u2019re so selfish, and they\u2019re so self-centered. Aaron Rodgers wants to play. He\u2019s got one place that he can play. That\u2019s in Pittsburgh, the place he played in last year, that happens to have his ex-coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Aaron Rodgers Is Still Weighing His Options As Fans\u2019 Patience Wears Thin<\/p>\n

Rodgers is contemplating coming for a 22nd NFL season, but certainly hasn\u2019t been in a rush to make a decision. With Pittsburgh as his only realistic opportunity to come back, he\u2019d be once again teaming up with his former Green Bay Packers<\/a> head coach Mike McCarthy for one last ride. But with the draft just two weeks away, Rodgers still has yet to make an announcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He played well last season, especially considering he was 42 years old, throwing for <\/a>3,322 yards and 24 touchdowns to just seven interceptions. So, the issue isn\u2019t really if he can play, it\u2019s how long he\u2019s taking to let the Steelers know his plans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And while Pittsburgh may not necessarily be looking to draft a quarterback<\/a> in the first round, it must be frustrating to not know who will be quarterbacking the team until May or later. Carter isn\u2019t the first to have voiced some displeasure with Rodgers\u2019 sluggish ways, and surely won\u2019t be the last.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s Going On With the Vikings Quarterback Situation?<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Vikings<\/a> have their own quarterback questions to answer. Kyler Murray was brought in via free agency to compete against J.J. McCarthy for the starting job. But by most accounts, it\u2019s Murray\u2019s job to lose, but Minnesota maintains that this will be an open competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the competition phase starts, it will fall right in line with a lot of the plans that I\u2019m really excited about with training camp, whether it\u2019s joint practices to come or those preseason games themselves,\u201d O\u2019Connell said last week<\/a>. \u201cBut I\u2019m excited for it. We all have to improve. [It] starts with me and my coaching staff and we\u2019re having ourselves the type of offseason, I think, that\u2019s really important in our trajectory of going into Year 5.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCarthy has quickly fallen out of favor with Minnesota after dealing with injuries and then posting some ugly numbers as a starter in 2025. Still, there\u2019s a chance that Minnesota hasn\u2019t given up on him completely, but he\u2019ll need to beat out a former No. 1 overall pick to show he can be the QB1 for the Vikings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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