Steelers legend Jerome Bettis weighs in on Aaron Rodgers, NFL Draft

The Pittsburgh Steelers introduced in Aaron Rodgers to salvage a few years of mediocre quarterback play, taking a bet on the then-41-year-old.

But there have been hardly any points, because the Steelers have been as soon as once more in the playoffs, as Mike Tomlin once more completed above .500.

However, Rodgers, like final 12 months, is enjoying the ready sport and stays a free agent.

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It does appear to be in all probability that Rodgers will return to Pittsburgh for a twenty second NFL season, and one Steelers legend believes that the workforce would not actually have many different solutions.

“When you have no alternative, then you have no choice,” Jerome Bettis instructed Fox News Digital. “And I think there’s some players that are afforded a little bit more latitude than others, and Aaron Rodgers is one of them, especially when you are limited from a quarterback perspective, in terms of depth and experience, right?”

Bettis, although, really sees a constructive in Rodgers’ wait-and-see.

“There is an opportunity for our number two guy to get a lot of reps, a lot of opportunity, right? So there’s some positives to this, because you’re letting the young guys get an opportunity to run the offense and kind of learn the offense as they go.”

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walks off the sphere with Aaron Rodgers (8) of the Pittsburgh Steelers after a 29-24 win in opposition to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The sport came about in Detroit, Michigan, on Dec. 21, 2025. (Nic Antaya/Getty Images)

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Bettis, “of course,” understands that gamers could possibly be upset by ready on their beginning quarterback and need some “continuity” in the locker room.

“I’d be like, what’s going on? What are we doing? But now that, you went through it, you know the value, you know that Aaron is a team player, right? He understands the culture. So, now it’s not that big of a concern,” Bettis continued.

The Steelers, for probably the most half, have had fairly constant quarterback play for twenty years, however that has come on the expense elsewhere, Bettis stated. With a number of holes to fill, Bettis is teaming up with The Athletic and his NFL Draft information, “The Beast,” and assembly Steelers followers in Pittsburgh to debate what they need in this month’s NFL Draft, which can happen in Pittsburgh.

“They can look at players that they don’t know about, players that are maybe being talked about, that they don’t have any real understanding of. Now they get that really detailed information about some of the young guys that they’re going to be rooting for the next 10, 15 years,” Bettis stated. “You can’t possibly know a lot about all these guys, and that’s why The Beast is going to be so helpful and so useful for the fans, so that they’re up to date understanding of who that young, young man is, um, that’s possibly being drafted.

Running back Jerome Bettis #36 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs the football against the Denver Broncos during the 1997 season AFC Championship game at Three Rivers Stadium on January 11, 1998, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Broncos defeated the Steelers 24-21. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)

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“They have let the opposite items deteriorate in the sense of, the operating sport struggled, the receivers struggled. So, they have to do lots to assist the quarterback,” Bettis said, adding defensive help is necessary, too. “And, I imply, get the receivers, get the offensive line assist, get the operating again place discovered. They gotta do some issues earlier than you get to the quarterback, as a result of proper now, the opposite items aren’t ok.”

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