Aaron Rodgers: Bombshell Leaked Regarding 2025 Season..
Aaron Rodgers is going into yet another off-season where he is making headline after headline. Of course, he wasn’t asked to be released from the New York Jets, but his lack of decision making in the month or so following that news has fans getting impatient.
We have seen numerous reports suggesting he has been interested in the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. However, a new report is suggesting something completely different.
Aaron Rodgers: Bombshell Leaked Regarding 2025 Season
While the Pittsburgh Steelers wait for Aaron Rodgers to decide if he wants to sign, there’s now a chance he won’t even play next season:
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Thursday’s episode of Get Up that some around the NFL feel that Rodgers is weighing the possibility of taking the next season off, while others suggested that he’s eyeing the Minnesota Vikings despite visiting with the Steelers last Friday.
“He met with their coaches, the two sides talked about what it would be like to work together, but there still was no answer about what Aaron Rodgers wants to do,” Schefter said at the 2:30 mark.
Nets @ Wizards – NBA Game Preview for March 29, 2025 07:00 PM EST“There are people who believe that he may not play this year. There are people who believe he’s waiting to see if something might open down the line in Minnesota with the Vikings, but nobody knows for sure what Aaron Rodgers’ game plan is, and for the time being, the Steelers are in the dark.
NFL insider reveals when Minnesota Vikings may sign QB why they are waiting..
The Minnesota Vikings are currently poised to roll with J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback in 2025, giving the former first-round pick an opportunity to shine. However, the team has been linked to multiple veteran quarterbacks this offseason and new insight has come out on their likely approach.
Minnesota first attempted to re-sign quarterback Sam Darnold before he bolted for the Seattle Seahawks, where he’ll be the unquestioned starter in 2025. After striking out on a Darnold reunion, the team got into a bidding war for Daniel Jones that it ultimately lost to the Indianapolis Colts.
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Days after Jones and Darnold went elsewhere, NFL rumors surfaced that the Vikings would entertain the idea of signing Aaron Rodgers. However, with the organization split on bringing in the future Hall of Famer and making McCarthy compete against him, Minnesota backed off the four-time NFL MVP.
There are still plenty of viable backup quarterbacks available in NFL free agency who could provide some veteran experience behind McCarthy. However, there seems to be a legitimate reason why Minnesota is taking its time before adding one.
During the latest episode of the Inside Coverage podcast, Yahoo Sports‘ senior NFL insider Charles Robinson touched on the Vikings’ situation regarding when they’ll add a veteran quarterback and why they are taking their time to add one.
“They’re not gonna, I believe,a dd a veteran backup into that room until after the draft. Why? It’ll effect their comp pick situation. They have a third and a fifth-round compensatory pick based on what’s happened this offseason, waiting for them next year. But if they sign another quarterback, it’s going to affect the comp-pick equation.”
Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson on when the Minnesota Vikings will sign a veteran QB
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Signing Rodgers would jeopardize the compensatory pick Minnesota is slated to receive at the end of Round 3 in the 2026 NFL Draft. Even if Rodgers is taken off the board by signing a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, signing someone like Joe Flacco or Carson Wentz might jeopardize the fifth-round compensatory pick.
As a result, Minnesota is expected to wait until at least the Monday after the 2025 NFL Draft before it signs a veteran quarterback. As for who that might be, Robinson mentioned Wentz as a potential fit, given he served as the backup quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in 2023, so he would have some familiarity with Kevin O’Connell’s system. Unlike Flacco, Wentz would also be more willing to accept a backup role.
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