Aaron Rodgers was reportedly seen getting ice cream with multiple Steelers players in Pittsburgh, adding fresh fuel to the speculation around whether he will join the team.
The sighting came as OTAs are set to start Monday, which would give Rodgers the full slate of offseason practices and the mandatory minicamp if he signs before then. NBC Sports said it was unclear whether the video posted by @brogey412 was recent, but said Rodgers was physically in Pittsburgh as of last night.
That matters because there has still been no indication that the Steelers and Rodgers have agreed to terms on a contract, that he has visited the team, or that anything is imminent. For a player who has spent much of the spring as a possibility rather than a certainty, the calendar is suddenly doing the pressure work for him.
The timing also fits the broader pattern around Rodgers and the Steelers. In 2025, Rodgers arrived for the mandatory minicamp that capped the offseason program, and the team is again waiting to see whether he will show up for the important sessions that begin next week. If he signs by Monday, he would be available for OTAs and minicamp right away.
There is another layer to the wait: schedule protection. The Steelers currently have four night games, and the piece suggested Rodgers may have held off until after the schedule release to avoid pushing the league into giving Pittsburgh an even more burdensome slate of standalone games. Two years ago, the NFL gave Rodgers and the Jets six early-season prime-time games and a pair of short weeks, a setup that became part of the conversation around how the league handled a star quarterback's team.
Rodgers' name has been tied to Pittsburgh long enough that each new sighting now carries its own weight, even if the basic facts remain unchanged. The latest reporting says there is still no deal, no confirmed visit and no clear sign that a decision is imminent, only a quarterback in the city and a team waiting to see if the pieces finally come together. As one unnamed source put it in the article, “the Jets kind of owe us one.”
The uncertainty leaves the Steelers in the same place they have been for weeks: waiting on Aaron Rodgers as June minicamp nears. For now, the only firm answer is that he was in Pittsburgh last night, and the next real marker is Monday.
