Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the NFL's oldest active player at age 41, and Mike Tomlin, the longest-tenured NFL head coach, have united to give the Pittsburgh Steelers renewed championship hopes.

Four-time NFL Most Valuable Player Rodgers, who spent 19 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and the past two with the New York Jets, was signed in June by the Steelers, who have not won a Super Bowl since the 2008 campaign and have not won a playoff game since the 2016 season.

Rodgers did not take a snap in the pre-season but figures to be on the field Sunday to begin his 22nd NFL campaign when the Steelers visit the Jets.

Tomlin, 53, has not had a losing season in his first 18 campaigns, an NFL record set fully with Pittsburgh.

Bill Belichick's departure from New England after the 2023 season m

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