While you happen to’re in unhappy health of reading about Aaron Rodgers (and belief us, we’re in unhappy health of writing about it), you beget something in frequent with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ locker room. Even after lawful one day of OTA practices, the Pittsburgh Publish-Gazette’s Ray Fittipaldo obtained the sensation gamers are drained of the continuing saga that has no quit date in see. Showing on 93.7 The Fan Wednesday morning, outdated to the crew’s second be conscious, Fittipaldo already understands gamers are ready for finality.
“A great deal of the guys the day earlier than recently talked about the supreme things when it came to Aaron Rodgers no longer being there, but I additionally obtained the sense that they’re develop of in unhappy health, no longer talking about it since the day earlier than recently became as soon as the predominant time they talked about it. But they’re lawful develop of in unhappy health of this being the storyline about this soccer crew for higher than two months now,” Fittipaldo told The Fan.
To be clear, Fittipaldo wasn’t pronouncing the Steelers’ locker room is in unhappy health of Rodgers specifically, though most certainly some in reality feel that formula after questioning his situation and answering questions in his situation. But gamers seem lawful as drained of the necessity he/won’t he/when will he dominating the native and nationwide media since mid-March.
For returning gamers, it’s a saga equivalent to wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk final season. A summer and training camp spent with bated breath over whether or no longer Aiyuk would glean traded lawful for him to re-up with the 49ers. The possibilities of Rodgers landing with Pittsburgh seem higher but poised to fail to spot the remainder of OTAs, questions about his future will most effective linger.
Whereas Mason Rudolph and most Steelers gamers beget talked about the supreme things about his difficulty, some gamers beget made delicate and pointed feedback over Rodgers’ absence. In one breath, tight quit Pat Freiermuth downplayed the difficulty but additionally significant this time of year is “primary” to develop chemistry and foundation. Even supposing he himself left out the day earlier than recently’s first OTA be conscious, cornerback Darius Cancel significant the worth of spring exercises for teams and gamers in reality looking to fling a championship.
Groups don’t settle on distractions or free ends. Pittsburgh has attempted to alternate the culture of its locker room for that motive, transport out malcontent receivers Diontae Johnson in 2024 and George Pickens earlier this month. And yet the Steelers beget let this memoir dominate their offseason, something that can continue as lengthy as Rodgers desires.
