The spring NFL house owners conferences in Palm Seaside, Florida, are underneath method, and now we have our first/newest Aaron Rodgers nugget.
“We had a extremely productive day,” Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin mentioned of Rodgers’ go to with the crew on March 21. “He is been on this factor a very long time. I have been on this factor a very long time. However there is not any substitute for intimacy and spending time collectively and attending to know each other in a non-competitive setting, in order that was actually good. However I haven’t got any new updates by way of the place the method is. We’ll see the place it leads us.”
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Rodgers additionally reportedly had a throwing session with new star Steelers extensive receiver DK Metcalf over the weekend.
Everyone seems to be ready to see if Rodgers leads to Pittsburgh, which is absolutely the final wise spot for Rodgers if he desires to begin for a playoff contender. The Minnesota Vikings may nonetheless be an possibility if they do not signal one other veteran quarterback to both problem J.J. McCarthy for the beginning spot or mentor him as a backup, however that may not be a ready recreation both Rodgers or the Vikings need to play out totally.
Yahoo Sports activities’ Charles Robinson reported that compensatory draft picks might be in play in why the Vikings have not added a veteran backup to their lineup but. Per Robinson:
That deadline historically is available in Could. Perhaps that participant might be Rodgers, as soon as he doesn’t rely in opposition to a future comp decide for the franchise. Perhaps it will likely be considered one of a number of veterans who’re nonetheless available on the market and might present the power to assist McCarthy and begin some video games in a pinch.
So we proceed to attend for Rodgers to decide. He and extensive receiver Amari Cooper are the final accessible names on Yahoo Sports activities Senior NFL Author Frank Schwab’s prime 25 free brokers checklist.
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Should you missed any information these previous couple weeks, don’t fret. We have tracked the NFL free-agent offers this month.
And do not forget: The NFL Draft additionally is not far off. Cam Ward goes first in our newest mock draft, and Yahoo Sports activities draft skilled Nate Tice has written profiles on Cam Ward, Shedeur Sanders, and the rising duo of Jaxson Dart and Tyler Shough, whereas fellow draft skilled Charles McDonald wrote on Colorado unicorn Travis Hunter and Texas A&M edge Shemar Stewart. Additionally, take a look at Tice and McDonald’s consensus massive board.