Aaron Rodgers will not suit up for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first preseason game. They still have two other preseason games, though, so perhaps Rodgers will play in one of those contests. However, Rodgers made his stance on playing in the preseason clear. He doesn’t think that it provides many benefits. Therefore, if it’s up to him, he probably won’t play until the regular season.
“I think he’s completely missing the point of being on the field in the preseason,” Mike Florio said Thursday on the Pro Football Talk podcast. “It’s not about what kind of a mental challenge it’s gonna be.