Report: Aaron Rodgers hopes to sign with 1 team -- and it's not the Pittsburgh Steelers
In typical Aaron Rodgers fashion, the quarterback is taking his sweet old time weighing his options. The Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants have offers on the table. But according to NFL insider Mike Silver of The Athletic, neither city is where Rodgers wants to be.
As the four-time MVP ponders his next move, one thing has become clear: The person who currently holds the biggest sway over his playing future is Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell... Rodgers is hoping to sign with the Vikings, who went 14-3 in 2024 before suffering a first-round playoff defeat to the Los Angeles Rams.
Silver reports he's talked with more than a dozen league sources, all of whom have shared Rodgers wants to be in Minnesota, not Pittsburgh. The Vikings are "strongly weighing the possibility of pursuing Rodgers as a replacement for 2024 starter Sam Darnold."
On March 12, Darnold signed a three-year, $100 million free-agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks.
There's only one problem with that. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Wednesday that the Vikings are committed to second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy and intend to "roll with him."
Schefter says there's no evidence that Minnesota wants Rodgers' services. "I'm not including Minnesota in the Aaron Rodgers in the conversation 'til I have some evidence that that's something we need to take realistically."
The NFL insider added that there are no absolutes this time of year.
McCarthy, the No. 10 overall pick by the Vikings in the 2024 NFL draft, was lost for his rookie season after suffering a torn meniscus during his preseason debut on Aug. 10.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Report: Steelers aren't team Aaron Rodgers wants to sign with
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