As the Cleveland Browns have the day off from on-field OTAs , they learned this afternoon that Aaron Rodgers has made the long-awaited decision to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The news shouldn’t come as a surprise, as many expected that this would ultimately happen at some point before camp.

Rodgers took a lot of criticism last year for missing time during the offseason program with the New York Jets, and didn’t want the same to happen in Pittsburgh, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB.

The Rodgers saga has gone on longer than most expected , especially given the Steelers history of stability as a franchise but has finally come to an end in the way most expected:

Rodgers reportedly informed the team today and will travel to Pittsburgh to take part in the Steelers' mandato

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