Rooney: Steelers ‘Feel Pretty Good’ They’ll Land Aaron Rodgers
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said the team is getting good signs about where it stands with free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers, though no decision has been made yet.
Speaking at the close of the 2025 NFL owners meetings on Tuesday, Rooney admitted that has been surprised that things have taken as long as they have with the free agent quarterback, but the team continues to be confident he’ll eventually sign with the Steelers.
Rooney said he saw Rodgers choosing to work out with Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf on Monday as one of a number of positive signs the team has gotten that Rodgers will eventually sign in Pittsburgh.
“I would say it’s a good sign he wanted to do that,” Rooney said. “We keep hearing that he’s, I guess, headed in our direction. That seems to be all signs are positive so far. … We keep getting positive sort-of signals about it. I’d say we feel pretty good about it.”
Rooney recounted part of Rodgers’ visit to Pittsburgh in March, when he said they connected over Rodgers’ extensive history of former coaches from the Pittsburgh area, including former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, and offensive assistants Alex Van Pelt, Tom Clements, Luke Getsy and Frank Cignetti Jr.
“It was good to meet him,” Rooney said. “We talked about Pittsburgh and all the Pittsburgh coaches he’s had over the years. We talked about Greenfield and how much he knows about Greenfield. McCarthy always talked about Greenfield, I guess.”
Like Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and general manager Omar Khan when they spoke earlier in the week, Rooney did not give a timeframe for a decision from Rodgers, and said the team is comfortable waiting at this point.
“Not forever, but a little while longer,” he said. “… Hopefully, we’ll know something soon.”