The Pittsburgh Steelers have no idea who their starting quarterback will be for Week 1. But Aaron Rodgers remains an option.
Steelers general manager Omar Khan, speaking at the NFL Scouting Combine, said Rodgers would be welcome back next season. Rodgers is a free agent but is coming off a solid season in which Pittsburgh won the AFC North title. The Steelers also made a move that could entice Rodgers to play another season, hiring Mike McCarthy to replace Mike Tomlin as head coach. McCarthy coached Rodgers when he was with the Green Bay Packers, and the two won a Super Bowl together.
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The Steelers quarterback situation is uncertain, but Khan made it clear Rodgers could be the answer.
“The door is open for Aaron to come back,” Khan said on the podium at the combine, via Andrew Siciliano of Yahoo Sports.
Will Aaron Rodgers return for a second season with the Steelers? (Photo by Lauren Leigh Baggio/Getty Images)
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Khan told a small group of reporters earlier Tuesday that he and McCarthy have been in contact with Rodgers and that while Rodgers has no deadline to make a decision, there will be no delay. Rodgers didn’t sign with the Steelers until June last season.
“I don’t expect it to be anything like last year,” Khan said, via longtime Steelers writer Mark Carboly.