Rob Gregson talks about some of the recent comments made by Art Rooney about Aaron Rodgers, that show that it seems like a matter of when, not if Rodgers will join the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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00:00While it seems like a question of when, not if Aaron Rodgers will join the Pittsburgh Steelers,
00:05Art Rooney quietly put a date that he would like to have him on the team by, and that date is fast approaching.
00:12Hey everyone, Rob Greggs of A to Z Sports Pittsburgh, and today we're going to talk about OTAs and what they mean for Aaron Rodgers.
00:20While everyone was getting to know Derek Harmon and the rest of the Steelers draft class,
00:24owner Art Rooney went on the Steelers radio network, and he said a couple of very important things regarding Aaron Rodgers.
00:30The first one is something that we largely knew, which was that he is confident that Aaron Rodgers wants to be a Pittsburgh Steelers.
00:37I mean, we've known for weeks, if not months, that the Steelers and Rodgers are really not only the only fit, but a good fit.
00:46Rodgers had an excellent meeting by all accounts with the Steelers brass.
00:50He then had a throwing session with DK Metcalf, and once the team drafted Caleb Johnson, a lot of images surfaced of those two working out together.
01:00So, the signs all point to Rodgers joining the Steelers, but when?
01:05That has been the million dollar question for weeks now.
01:08Well, what owner Art Rooney also said was that he wants Aaron Rodgers in a Pittsburgh Steelers uniform by the start of OTAs.
01:16When is that? In just a few weeks' time at the end of the month, starting May 27th and 28th to be exact.
01:23So, why does that matter?
01:25Well, OTAs signify the start of a pretty small but very important stretch of the offseason calendar.
01:33See, from OTAs until mandatory minicamp in mid-June, that will be the time where the 2025 Steelers all get together,
01:43and they all start prepping for the season to be.
01:46Obviously, there's a six-week layoff period after mandatory minicamp before training camp starts,
01:52and that is the true line of demarcation, as Mike Tomlin said, at the league owners' meetings.
01:57If Aaron Rodgers is not on the team by training camp, you can bet on Mason Rudolph.
02:03You can bet on Will Howard, shoot, maybe even Skyler Thompson being your starting quarterback,
02:08because once training camp starts, it's all hands on deck.
02:11We are on that moving train towards the NFL season.
02:14So, that's why getting Rodgers there before that starts is so important.
02:20That is why Art Rooney wants him there.
02:22And we know Aaron Rodgers doesn't like OTAs, or he's not the biggest fan.
02:26And obviously, that was sort of a situation at his end of time with Green Bay,
02:31and obviously, with the New York Jets, he wasn't the biggest on the mandatory minicamps and things of that nature,
02:37which we fully understand.
02:40When you are as seasoned, as tenured as Aaron Rodgers is, you probably don't want to do the simple stuff.
02:46But when you are joining a new team, a team that you think can win a Super Bowl,
02:51a team that thinks they can win a Super Bowl with you at quarterback,
02:55whether that's right or wrong, you need to get together.
02:58You need to understand what the system looks like, what your teammates look like,
03:02throw the ball to your wide receivers, take snaps from center Zach Frazier,
03:06and just embody the Steeler way.
03:09So, that's the day to watch for.
03:11That's what to be looking on your calendar at.
03:14OTAs, the end of the month, potentially Aaron Rodgers.