Pittsburgh might be where Aaron Rodgers wraps up his playing days. But in many ways, the Steel City has run through his football DNA throughout his now 21-year NFL career. In his first press conference after signing with the team over the weekend, Rodgers walked through all the stepping stones connected to the city that finally led him to Pittsburgh.
“There’s something special about, obviously this area,” he told reporters Tuesday afternoon via the team’s YouTube channel. “So many great quarterbacks are from Pittsburgh. I feel like Pittsburgh has been a part of my career from the beginning.