While the NFL world is still awaiting Aaron Rodgers’s decision for the Pittsburgh Steelers, on the other hand, the franchise has made some great quick moves this offseason. They re-welcomed QB Mason Rudolph in the team. Furthermore, they added valuable players like DK Metcalf, Darius Slay, and Juan Thornhill, among others. All these moves clearly tells that Mike Tomlin’s team is preparing themselves very well for 2025. In fact, the players too want to be one of the faces of Mount Rushmore this time! But for that, they need a Super Bowl. And much before that, they need a quarterback who can help them lead to their ultimate destination. So, for that, Cam Heyward has a strong request for his head coach.
“He always just puts his best foot forward and he’s an integral part of the defense. He’s the heartbeat.” Cam Heyward is often referred to as the heartbeat of the Steelers. For instance, as highlighted by Larry Ogunjobi here. But even the heartbeat needs the sinoatrial (SA) node and other proper functioning elements to work. Similarly, Heyward too needs a QB as he and his teammates are “in a state of urgency.”
During Friday’s episode of The Rich Eisen Show, Cam Heyward makes a strong and bold demand for Mike Tomlin and his potential future decisions on Aaron Rodgers or others. Revealing the current state of the entire team, the defensive captain expressed, “I think we’re in a state of urgency. We have a lot of guys like myself that are in the latter stages of their career and we all want to win.” And with win, the veteran doesn’t mean winning regular games or playoffs. For him, “it’s not just enough to win a playoff game, which we haven’t won in a couple of years, and there’s a bad taste in our mouth because of that the urgency” is to win a Super Bowl. Nothing less than that!
Cam Heyward will be playing his 15th season this year. As the athlete is 35-years-old, he wants to end his NFL career on good terms by winning a Super Bowl. Afterall, the man hasn’t won any rings till now, despite his seven Pro-Bowl selections. Hence, he isn’t sugarcoating it – he wants to win a Super Bowl with the Steelers now. That’s why, there is an “urgency to win. Urgency to do it before we have multiple guys that you know hang it up.”
As per the DT, there’s no time to think about two or three years down the road because, by then, this team could look completely different. With this, he’s talking about players like T.J. Watt and Minkah Fitzpatrick, who are elite, All-Pro talents who don’t come around often.
True! When you have players like that, you don’t just sit back and hope for the best. You go for it. The roster is stacked. They’ve got weapons on offense, speed on the outside, and a running back in Jaylen Warren who might be the best – kept secret in the league. So, as per Cam Heyward, it’s all there. In fact, the window is open too. The only question is – is Mike Tomlin going to take advantage before it slams shut?
All the Steelers want a right quarterback and some solid strategies to take over the season. Will it be Aaron Rodgers for them? As Cam Heyward pointed out the team is in an “urgency,” don’t you think the four-time MVP is also navigating through the same case?
What’s Cam Heyward’s take on Aaron Rodgers?
Just four days ago, Cam Heyward took to his podcast and reportedly called out on Aaron Rodgers. “I’m tired of talking about the quarterback situation. I ain’t doing that darkness retreat. I don’t need any of that crap. Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t. That’s simple, that’s the pitch.” Aaron Rodgers’s continuous delays in choosing the right fit for himself before his retirement, has frustrated everyone, including the DT. Hence, with this “darkness retreat” and Steelers comments, he tried to take a playful jab at the QB.
But later when Aaron Rodgers visited the Steelers’s facility, Rich Eisen asked Cam Heyward about his stance. To which, the defensive captain clarified by saying, “It’s funny, everybody gave me crap. They said, I called him out. I don’t think I really called him out. I just said I am not gonna go on a Darkness Retreat to recruit him, that if he wants to be a Steeler, he can be a Steelers – that’s the pick!” In addition, he mentioned that whoever signs with his team as a quarterback, he would welcome him with open arms. The only thing at the moment he wants is to win a Super Bowl.
So, when during the same episode Rich Eisen asked Heyward about Aaron Rodgers’s urgency too – given his age and team switches – the DT expressed his true feelings for him. He said, “There’s some poetic moves being played. You know the last Super Bowl he won was against the Pittsburgh Steelers. And now we kind of need him to come over here and win a Super Bowl.”
But Cam Heyward makes it clear – it’s not just about one man. If Rodgers joins, he’s stepping into a locker room full of players already locked in on chasing a championship. It’s because for the Steel City’s locker room, winning isn’t just a goal; it’s the mindset every single day. And with someone like Aaron Rodgers, there’s a level of accountability that comes with him. He demands excellence, and that’s exactly the kind of energy the Steelers embrace. Now, it’s just a matter of whether he decides to make Pittsburgh his next stop or not!
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