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Aaron Rodgers to wear No. 8 with Steelers

The team recently announced that newly-signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be wearing No. 8 in the black and gold, rather than the No. 12 he had during his 18 years with the Green Bay Packers.

It’s hardly a surprise — the Steelers were never expected to put Bradshaw’s number back in circulation (the Pittsburgh great doesn’t seem to be fan of Rodgers, either), and Rodgers wore No. 8 during his time with the New York Jets to avoid using Joe Namath’s old number.

Namath said he’d let Rodgers wear his retired No.