No one knows exactly who's going to be the Pittsburgh Steelers ' quarterback when next season begins. New head coach Mike McCarthy said during his introductory press conference that he "definitely" wants to bring Aaron Rodgers back for a second go-round in black and gold.
According to SNY's Connor Hughes, Rodgers previously expressed an interest in playing for his former Green Bay Packers head coach again. However, during a Wednesday appearance on 93.7 The Fan, NFL insider Aditi Kinkhabwala said it doesn't seem to be trending that way.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs with the ball against the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 7, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
"Everyone that I have spoken to who has been around him feels that the chance that he comes back to play is miniscule. You can take that for what its worth," Kinkhabwala said . "I think that we all know that Aaron Rodgers is — and I'm not saying this just to hedge — but we all know that Aaron Rodgers is one of the most mercurial figures in the National Football League in the course of the last two decades. He is going to do what he wants to do.
"He will do what he wants to do at his own pace and his own time. In conversations with people who were around him all year, who were with him when he was leaving the Steelers when the season was over, all of those people that I spoke to said that it seems far more likely that he is done than that he is going to return."
McCarthy said last month that it's normal for Rodgers to not be focused on football at this time in the year. Rodgers said after the Steelers' Wild Card playoff loss to the Houston Texans that he wasn't going to make an "emotional" decision. He didn't give a timetable for when he'd iron out his future.
Kinkhabwala also said yes when she was asked if she thought there was "an almost-equal chance Malik Willis is the Steelers quarterback than Aaron Rodgers next year."
Willis spent this past season as Jordan Love 's backup with the Packers and could have several suitors.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Insider Throws Cold Water on Aaron Rodgers Reuniting with Steelers
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