If Aaron Rodgers thought Pittsburgh fans were just gonna roll out the red carpet and let him moonwalk into town, Snoop Dogg just put him on notice. The rap legend and die-hard Steelers fan laid it down on ESPN’s First Take, throwing some brutal honesty at Rodgers: “Is he gonna show up to minicamp and all that other stuff? Because that’s what’s important,” Snoop barked.
“If you don’t get the rhythm of the team, then we don’t need you, homie. You gotta come in here and do what needs to be done to get the rhythm and the chemistry. That’s what’s missing… We don’t need no diva, so to speak. If he’s gonna sign, sign, but if not, kick rocks.”
Yup. Straight from the Doggfather himself: no rhythm, no ride. And that’s exactly the drum Pittsburgh is marching to right now as they wait—impatiently—for Rodgers to finally make up his mind.
With the NFL Draft raging on and quarterbacks flying off the board, the Steelers have been stuck in a weird Rodgers limbo. President and owner Art Rooney II hopped on Steelers Nation Radio Friday and gave a little glimpse behind the curtain. And let’s just say, Pittsburgh isn’t planning a rookie revolution anytime soon.
“We’re still kind of getting the same signals that we’ve been getting recently,” Rooney said. “He does want to come here, so I do think we may get word soon.” Translation? Rodgers still wants in…eventually…maybe…if the stars align…and Mercury’s in retrograde.
In the meantime, the Steelers are playing it cool. Real cool. They passed on quarterbacks like Shedeur Sanders during Friday’s action, instead grabbing running back Kaleb Johnson with their No. 83 pick. Rooney made it clear that if Pittsburgh does snag a QB later, he’s not being drafted to take the keys away from Rodgers — or whoever’s under center.
“If we draft a quarterback — and we still might — it’s probably not someone who’s going to start for us this year,” Rooney explained. “It’s going to be somebody that will be developing and may play down the road. It’s not like somebody that’s going to have a big impact on this season if we draft a quarterback.”
The Steelers, though, aren’t panicking. They still only have Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson in the QB room. But with four picks on Day 3 and a whole lotta prayers being sent Rodgers’ way, Pittsburgh seems willing to wait just a little longer.
Maybe it’s loyalty. Maybe it’s desperation. Or maybe it’s just believing that eventually, Rodgers will hear Snoop’s words in his sleep:
“Sign, or kick rocks.”
In other words, no rookie uprising. No accidental Brock Purdy Part Two. If Rodgers signs, he’s The Guy. If he doesn’t, well… time to hit the Plan B playlist.
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