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PITTSBURGH: Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin are taking their long-simmering bromance to the next level.
The four-time NFL MVP ended months of 鈥淲ill he? Or won鈥檛 he?鈥� speculation by agreeing to a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, pending the 41-year-old passing a physical.
The Steelers and Rodgers had been circling each other for months. Rodgers even visited the team鈥檚 facility in late March, driving in undercover in a nondescript sedan wearing a hat and sunglasses.
While there were plenty of nice words from both sides in the aftermath, Rodgers didn鈥檛 rush to put pen to paper, telling 鈥淭he Pat McAfee Show鈥� in April that his attention was focused on helping people in his inner circle who were 鈥渂attling some difficult stuff鈥� and that he didn鈥檛 want to decide until he knew he could fully commit.
With mandatory minicamp coming next week, Rodgers apparently finds himself in a place where he can give the Steelers his full attention.
Rodgers joins a team that has been stuck in a transitional period at quarterback since Ben Roethlisberger retired after the 2021 season. Either Rodgers or Mason Rudolph 鈥� who returned to Pittsburgh on a two-year deal in March 鈥� will likely be Pittsburgh鈥檚 fifth different Week 1 quarterback in as many seasons.