If Aaron Rodgers is going to sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers and be embraced as a team leader, it needs to happen this month. That’s how former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck framed his personal deadline for Rodgers, explaining why it needs to happen by May 27, the first day of Organized Team Activities (OTAs).
“I just mentioned the three phases for a veteran quarterback,” Hasselbeck told FS1’s Colin Cowherd on Monday. “Phase One feels like a waste of your time. Like, it’s just lifting…There’s no football there. Anyway, Phase Two, again, you’re throwing to guys on air, not that important.