Breaking: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin Has Personal Dinner With QB Replacement
The Pittsburgh Steelers seem to be in the midst of a controversial off-season. Russell Wilson and Justin Fields were their quarterbacks in 2024, however, it will be a completely new group in 2025.
Aaron Rodgers has been linked to the Pittsburgh Steelers from the moment that he was released. However, it’s not Rodgers that Pittsburgh’s head coach Mike Tomlin is having dinner with.
Breaking: Steelers’ Mike Tomlin Has Personal Dinner With QB Replacement
Teams interested in Jalen Milroe will be in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday for Alabama’s Pro Day.
Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Milroe had dinner with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, general manager Omar Khan and quarterbacks coach Tom Arth before his big moment:
Pittsburgh still needs a quarterback, with Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson as the only players under contract at the position currently.
Four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers hasn’t made his decision, and the Steelers are believed on his list of potential employers. Veteran defensive lineman Cam Heyward said Tuesday of Rodgers’ indecision that “either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t.”
The Steelers, who have the 21st overall pick, could find their starter in next month’s draft, and Milroe is a possibility.
Milroe threw for 2,844 yards with 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and he ran for another 726 yards and 20 scores. He was 21-6 as a starter, but only 9-4 this season with losses to Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Michigan.
6-Word Report on Aaron Rodgers’ Free Agency Is Bad News for Steelers
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers won’t be a member of the Minnesota Vikings in 2025, and it may yet be awhile before his next team is announced. Minnesota roundly rejected Rodgers’ free agency on Wednesday, March 19, per a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
“The [Vikings] have rejected multiple trade calls on J.J. McCarthy, telling other teams they’re moving forward with him as their quarterback, sources say,” Pelissero reported via an X post.
“The team plans to add a veteran. But they’re not pursuing Aaron Rodgers at this time. McCarthy now enters the offseason as QB1.”
Minnesota was Rodgers’ first choice and served as the excuse for the quarterback holding off on accepting or declining standing offers from both the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants. Also on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that the Vikings’ decision is not going to accelerate Rodgers’ choice, which is bad news for both Pittsburgh and New York as they attempt to construct firm rosters. Nothing related to Minnesota has altered Aaron Rodgers’ timeline. One source monitoring Rodgers’ potential decision about the 2025 season said this morning that the free-agent QB still “is in no rush at all.”
pic.twitter.com/rSEGoYSX0M — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 19, 2025 “Nothing related to Minnesota has altered Aaron Rodgers’ timeline,” Schefter posted to X. “One source monitoring Rodgers’ potential decision about the 2025 season said this morning that the free-agent QB still “is in no rush at all.”
Steelers captain and star defender Cam Heyward called Rodgers out on Tuesday over the four-time MVP dragging his feet on delivering Pittsburgh an answer. “Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t. That’s simple. That’s the pitch,” Heyward said on his “Not Just Football” podcast. “If you want me to recruit, that’s the recruiting pitch. Pittsburgh Steelers. If you want to be part of it, so be it. If you don’t, no skin off my back.”
