Turns out, Aaron Rodgers was a last-case scenario option for the Pittsburgh Steelers at quarterback.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter laid out the options on Get Up earlier in the week, and there were multiple QB names in front of Rodgers.
“This was the best move that the Pittsburgh Steelers could make right now,” Schefter said on ESPN’s Get Up. “But let’s also remember that this was the third option for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They were in on Matthew Stafford and couldn’t get done a trade. They tried to re-sign Justin Fields. He opted to go to the New York Jets where he will meet Aaron Rodgers on opening day, and after they couldn’t get a trade done for Stafford and couldn’t get Fields resigned, they pivoted to Aaron Rodgers.”
Whoa.
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They wanted a different future Hall of Fame quarterback, Stafford. He’s entering the first year of a two-year, $84 million contract in L.A.
It’s not clear the Rams would’ve entertained trading Stafford, but if they had, it could’ve been an exciting pick up for Pittsburgh.
Rodgers, at 41, may be more past his prime than the 37-year old Stafford.
It may not have made sense on a personal level for Stafford to move across the country, either.
It still sounds like the talks really happened, though, and that’s amazing. The Rams haven’t done that well in recent weeks, and hopefully somehow things turn around sometime soon.
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