Ex-Steelers coach Mike Tomlin makes bold prediction about Aaron Rodgers' NFL future

Former Pittsburgh Steelers caput manager Mike Tomlin got his feet bedewed successful the NFL media realm and made a bold prediction astir Aaron Rodgers' aboriginal successful the league.

Rodgers remains a escaped cause arsenic helium weighs whether to locomotion distant from a 21-year career. The Steelers whitethorn beryllium the astir charismatic destination for the four-time NFL MVP arsenic the squad hired Mike McCarthy to regenerate Tomlin, pursuing the latter’s abrupt determination to measurement down.

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Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers looks to implicit a walk during the archetypal 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Oct. 12, 2025. (Charles LeClaire/Imagn Images)

Tomlin joined NBC Sports arsenic an expert for the 2026 play said successful his debut that helium believed Rodgers volition extremity up backmost successful Pittsburgh.

"I conscionable deliberation being astir him for the 12 months that I’m astir him, helium got a emotion matter with the crippled of football," helium said, via Pro Football Talk. "And not lone the game, but the process. The informal moments, the improvement of younger guys, the enactment with teammates.

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Pittsburgh Steelers caput manager Mike Tomlin stands connected the sidelines earlier an AFC Wild Card Round crippled against the Houston Texans astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Jan. 12, 2026. (Barry Reeger/Imagn Images)

"I deliberation helium has an addiction to that. And there’s lone 1 mode to provender it, and certainly, helium is inactive susceptible and successful truly bully shape, and truthful I deliberation astatine the extremity of the day, he’ll play football."

Rodgers, presumably, would locomotion backmost onto the roster arsenic the Week 1 starter barring an injury. The squad lone has Mason Rudolph and Will Howard connected the extent illustration and selected Drew Allar successful the draft.

He played successful 16 games for the Steelers successful 2025, helping the squad to an AFC North triumph and a playoff berth. He had 3,322 passing yards and 24 touchdown passes. Though, they are immoderate of his lowest totals erstwhile helium plays astatine slightest 15 games successful a season.

Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers looks connected aft being sacked during the archetypal fractional of the NFL Wild Card crippled against the Houston Texans astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Jan. 12, 2026. (Michael Longo/For USA Today Network-PA / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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Rodgers volition crook 43 by the extremity of the year. He hasn’t said 1 mode oregon the different whether helium volition return.