Aaron Rodgers and Will Howard attended the Rx3 Foundation Charity Flag Football event at Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo, Calif on Saturday.
The RX3 Foundation is co-founded by Rodgers. The foundation works with a network of nearly 100 A-list athlete and celebrity investors.
Sam Darnold , Marcus Mariota , Amon-Ra St. Brown and several other NFL stars were at the event.
Rodgers took Howard under his wing in 2025 with the Pittsburgh Steelers . Speaking publicly for the first time since the dust cleared on the campaign, the four-time Associated Press NFL MVP showered praise on the Ohio State product.
"I'm just gonna talk about one guy that I really poured into this year a lot, and that was incredible to work with, and that's Will Howard ," Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show earlier this month. "I knew about Will watching him ball out for Ohio State—I didn't really pay a ton of attention when he was at Kansas State, I'll be honest with you—but I loved watching him with Ohio State […]. … I didn't know what to expect when Will came in or how it would be with me. And Mason and [Skylar Thompson] for that matter, as well. But the room was a fantastic room. I mean, I love those guys. We still have a group chat that lights up all the time.
"But Will, in general, I think, has what it takes from a personality and a moxie standpoint to have a long career in the league. You never know what's going to happen til the live bullets start flying. But I went to him early in camp, and I said, 'Listen, I'll help you as much or as little as you want.' It's kind of my nature to inject during a drill work or during a meeting because I want you to see the game the way I see it. And I want you to be thinking about the things that a young player should be thinking about."
"I really wanted to pour into Will and make sure he knew that I cared about him, and I wanted him to be successful. And anybody who was in Latrobe and watched practice was like, 'Damn, this Will Howard is pretty damn good.' He was having a real nice camp until he had a fluke injury, which kind of allowed him to just reset and learn the game."
Howard, a sixth-round draft pick out of Ohio State in 2025, suited up for just one game in his rookie campaign. He played zero snaps. Howard sustained a fractured right (throwing) hand pinky finger early in training camp. The injury caused him to miss the entire preseason and started the season on injured reserve. He was activated on Nov. 12.
Despite Howard not seeing in action in 2025, the Steelers see a ton of upside in the Downingtown, Pa. native.
"We're excited to work with Will. Coach McCarthy, he's talked about how much he liked Will coming out," general manager Omar Khan said at the NFL Combine. "Him and I have spent time watching his practice tape. Obviously, we didn't have the ability to watch him in games, which would have been good. He got hurt in the preseason. But we watched all the practice tape, we've seen the progression and there's some exciting stuff to see."
The Steelers are still waiting on a decision from Rodgers on whether he will return to Pittsburgh.
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