One year ago today, Aaron Rodgers made his visit to the Steelers
As the Steelers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers continue to do whatever it is they're doing in 2026, it's a good day to look back at what they did in 2025. On this day — March 21 — Rodgers made his secret trip to Pittsburgh. Well, it wasn't a secret.
Word got out as it was happening. And the end result was that Rodgers spent six hours or so with coach Mike Tomlin and other members of the organization. It eventually became clear that, at some point that day, Rodgers and Tomlin came up with a plan for Rodgers's eventual arrival.
The likely thinking was that Rodgers would be less of a distraction if he had yet to sign than if he were under contract but wasn't attending the voluntary portions of the offseason program. Not everyone got the memo. As the team waited, veteran defensive tackle Cam Heyward said this: “I ain’t doing that darkness retreat.
I don’t need any of that crap. Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t . That’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.