A year ago, Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy was touting the Pittsburgh Steelers as Super Bowl contenders. Heading into 2025, Dungy doesn’t sound nearly as confident. Reacting to Aaron Rodgers officially signing as the team’s starting quarterback, Dungy has his reservations.
“To me, it’s a big gamble and it may pay off huge,” Dungy said on the NFL on NBC YouTube channel. “We’ll see what happens.”
Dungy isn’t completely panning the move. But he, like many others, understand the risk. A quarterback who will be 42 years old by the time the Steelers’ regular season ends, one who is two years removed from an Achilles tear and one year away from a five-win season for a New York Jets team that was completely gutted, including by releasing Rodgers.