Aaron Rodgers receptive to playing in preseason, pleased with how Steelers offense is progressing
Aaron Rodgers hasn’t spoken yet to coach Mike Tomlin about whether he will play in the preseason for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He is open to the idea, though.
“I don’t think it’s in the plan for me to play this week, but whatever Mike wants to do, I’m fully on board,” Rodgers said Wednesday morning. “If he wants me to go out and play, I’ll play. If not, then I won’t.”
The Steelers open their preseason schedule Saturday night at the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Steelers are down one quarterback after rookie Will Howard broke a finger on his throwing hand Tuesday in practice. If Rodgers does not play, the Steelers will be down to backup Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson, who is listed as fourth on the depth chart.
Rodgers did not play in the preseason last year when he was with the New York Jets. He had eight attempts in the 2023 preseason with the Jets, and all his playing time came in the final preseason game. The Jets played four that year.
“With all due respect, preseason football is not necessarily real football because the defenses don’t do a whole lot. Offenses don’t, either,” Rodgers said. “You go out there with a very limited playbook against defenses playing one-high zone, one-high
Joe Rutter is a TribLive reporter who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since the 2016 season. A graduate of Greensburg Salem High School and Point Park, he is in his fifth decade covering sports for the Trib. He can be reached at jrutter@triblive.com.
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