Aaron Rodgers timeline for Steelers decision after a lot of smoke from NFL meetings

With the first pick, the NFL media selects a resolution to the Aaron Rodgers saga.NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said on Monday that while there is no official deadline, it would make sense for Rodgers to decide if he will sign with the Steelers by the time the NFL draft starts.“I would not be surprised if there was an announcement from him over the next couple weeks,” Rapoport said on “Good Morning Football.”“It has to be — theoretically — before the draft, because if the Steelers don’t get an answer by late April, they will likely draft a quarterback.In fact, they may draft a quarterback anyway.”Pittsburgh hosted Ole Miss quarterback prospect Jaxson Dart last week and could elect to take him with the No.

21 pick.If they are enamored with Dart, they could select him with or without Rodgers in tow, however knowing the future Hall of Famer’s decision would make the draft day call easier for the Steelers.The Steelers are Rodgers’ last-known option with the Vikings committed to JJ McCarthy and the Giants moving on by signing Russell Wilson, who was the Steelers’ starting quarterback last season.“The Minnesota Vikings were very clear that Aaron Rodgers, as of right now, is not an option for them — they are moving full-speed ahead with JJ McCarthy,” Rapoport said.

“There are no other spots, so if Aaron Rodgers is going to play football in 2025, it is going to be for the Pittsburgh Steelers.”It’s been a month since the Jets released Rodgers and the 41-year-old still has yet to announce a decision, even as the rest of the quarterback free agency dominoes have fallen around him.While they are still looking around the market of quarterbacks — and brought back veteran backup Mason Rudolph — the Steelers are ultimately expecting Rodgers to come aboard.“There has been a lot of smoke about this decision,” Rapoport said.

“We just came from the NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach and we had several Steelers people, including [Steelers o...