In the end, it felt less like a blockbuster move and more like a carefully rationalized reach. The kind you make not because you believe it changes everything, but because it’s the only thing left that might. On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to terms with Aaron Rodgers on a one-year deal, pending a physical. It ends months of posturing, speculation, and internal debate. Rodgers, now 41 and coming off a two-year stretch clouded by injury and decline, will be the face of Pittsburgh’s quarterback room — and, for better or worse, its 2025 season.

“ Stuck is kind of a helpless feeling ,” Mike Tomlin said earlier this offseason. He wasn’t referring to the quarterback position specifically, but the line now feels more pointed. The Steelers, who flirted with Russell Wilson

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