Aaron Rodgers never really thought much about signing with the Minnesota Vikings despite much reporting during his process connecting the two sides. Instead, the Pittsburgh Steelers landed him after they had pursued him for months.

Rodgers says the conversations were nothing more than exploratory. They intensified in the speculation world because of Rodgers’ longtime friendship with Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell, but it never came close to happening.

“I’ve addressed that already, but I’ll just reiterate that Kevin and I have been friends since 2008. ... We keep in touch. He’s one of the guys I keep in touch with,” Rodgers said. “Things never progressed farther than catch-up conversations. And I’ll just leave it at that.”

The reports stated the Vikings were all-in on starting s

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