Aaron Rodgers isn’t just adjusting to a new playbook and a new locker room in Pittsburgh Steelers —he’s adjusting with his gear too. The four-time MVP has been forced to swap out his longtime helmet of choice, and let’s just say the transition hasn’t been smooth.

Rodgers is now wearing the Schutt Air XP Pro Q11 LTD, the only option left to him after the NFL officially banned his preferred model ahead of the 2025 season. And he’s already made his feelings loud and clear. “Hate it. Hate it, hate it,” Rodgers said Wednesday.

The NFL outlawed his previous helmet, also a Schutt model, after it failed to meet safety benchmarks in concussion-simulation testing. Rodgers doesn’t buy it.

“I mean, I wore this one last year, had no concussions, some arbitrary ruling,” he added. “It makes obso

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