PITTSBURGH -- Still unsigned more than 80 days since the official start to free agency, Aaron Rodgers isn't a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And as a free agent, he isn't beholden to any team to attend its offseason training program.
Even if he was a Steeler, which team brass remain optimistic Rodgers will eventually become, he still wouldn't be required to attend any portion of the team's voluntary organized team activities, which entered their second week Tuesday.
Steelers decision-makers view Rodgers as a plug-and-play quarterback capable of a seamless transition, but in missing an opportunity to learn the offense and build chemistry with new teammates at OTAs -- and potentially next week's mandatory minicamp -- Rodgers and the Steelers are needlessly turning up the pressure on a team and an offense that's already going to be one of the most scrutinized of the 2025 NFL season.