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After a long nuptial parade, the NFL MVP quadruple MVP, Aaron Rodgers, finally accepted a one -year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers last week.
On June 7, the Steelers published a photo of Rodgers signing his contract. The photo was accompanied by the legend “made of the agreement”. ESPN said the agreement is worth $ 13.65 million and includes $ 10 million in guarantees. The contract also includes incentives that could increase total value to a maximum of $ 19.5 million, according to the report.
The move of Rodgers in the city of Steel encountered various reactions of fans and sports figurines. The former quarter of the Steelers Ben Roethlisberger is one of the last to express its reflections on the prospects of rodgers with the legendary franchise.
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Ben Roethlisberger (7) of the Pittsburgh Steelers talks with Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay Packers during the warm -up before a match in Heinz Field on November 26, 2017 in Pittsburgh. (Justin K. Images go / getty)
Roethlisberger has expressed his skepticism about the idea that the 41-year-old quarter-back will be under the center beyond the 2025 season.
“I do not think he has much more after this year,” said Roethlisberger during a recent episode of the Podcast “Footbahlin”.
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Roethlisberger quoted the trip of Rodgers back from his Achilles injury at the end of the season in 2023. The Steelers legend recalled what he felt after raising a serious injury in the elbow he suffered in 2019 and suggested that Rodgers could have a similar experience.
Ben Roethlisberger of Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half against the Ravens of Baltimore in Heinz Field on December 5, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (Justin K. Images go / getty)
“Maybe that’s it for him, personally. I guess.
“He arrives, a year last year on his Achilles. He is probably like” I felt pretty good. “This year, he will be better in the sense of (his) body feeling better.
Aaron Rodgers returns to pass with a new helmet for Pittsburgh Steelers. (Imagn)
“I think it could be his last blow.”
Roethlisberger spent two additional seasons in the quarter-back with the Steelers after the elbow injury.
The Steelers also confirmed that Rodgers would wear n ° 8 this season, the same number he was carrying with the New York Jets.
The names of Rodgers became synonymous with n ° 12 during his long term with the Packers of Green Bay. Terry Bradshaw brought n ° 12 during his career in the Steelers.
