The first day of Mandatory Veteran Minicamp in June was also the first day Aaron Rodgers took part in the Steelers’ preseason process, and it was memorable for all the rave reviews insisting the 41-year-old quarterback “could still sling it.”

The exclamation point that ended team development last week, just before a four-day break for Labor Day, was tight end Jonnu Smith calling Rodgers a “genius.”

In between came an unrelenting stream of Rodgers appreciation and tributes from coaches, teammates and front office personnel celebrating Rodgers the teammate as much if not more than Rodgers the four-time NFL MVP.

There was even this from running back Jaylen Warren on why he voted for Rodgers as offensive captain:

“The pen was writing ‘Aaron’ before I could even think. He’s a coach and a be

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