It’s right down to the Steelers, Giants or retirement for Aaron Rodgers.
The Minnesota Vikings have determined to not pursue Rodgers at the moment and are transferring into 2025 with J.J. McCarthy as their beginning quarterback, in line with a number of stories.
The Vikings have already got rejected a number of commerce calls on McCarthy, their 2024 first-round choose, per NFL Community.
Whereas this narrows Rodgers’ choices in free company, nevertheless, it doesn’t imply he’ll decide quickly.
The four-time MVP “is in no rush at all” to decide about his 2025 season, per ESPN, and the Vikings’ choice hasn’t modified that.
The Giants desperately want Rodgers to decide on them. They’ve hosted Joe Flacco, Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston on visits up to now in free company, they usually reportedly had deliberate a Zoom name with the Titans’ Mason Rudolph earlier than he signed with Pittsburgh as an alternative.
Steelers star defensive deal with Cam Heyward declined to recruit Rodgers to Pittsburgh.
“I ain’t doing that darkness retreat. I don’t need any of that crap,” Heyward mentioned on his Not Simply Soccer podcast. “Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t. It’s simple. That’s the pitch. 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.”
Saints eight-time Professional Bowl edge rusher Cam Jordan, in the meantime, confirmed reverence for Rodgers’ capacity when requested which group could be one of the best match for the proficient QB.
“I’m not gonna wish well for anybody to get a great quarterback like Aaron Rodgers,” Jordan mentioned on the Talkin’ Ball with Pat Leonard podcast.
The Vikings nonetheless plan so as to add a veteran quarterback to again up and assist McCarthy. Former Giants backup Drew Lock could be a wonderful slot in that function, and being coached by Kevin O’Connell could be nice for Lock, too.
The Giants’ search rambles aimlessly on, in the meantime, as Rodgers operates on his personal phrases.
GIANTS ADD AN EDGE
The Giants agreed to phrases with former Arizona Cardinal Victor Dimukeje, 25, a particular groups participant and backup edge rusher with 4 profession sacks in 55 video games and 6 begins, all of which got here in 2023.
