Aaron Rodgers is in no hurry to make a decision about his future.
The free agent field marshal said during an appearance in “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday that “is not retaining anyone as a hostage”, since it weighs if it returns for a season 21.
Rodgers It was released by New York Jets In March. The 41 -year -old MVP four times visited the Pittsburgh Steelers and spoke with Minnesota Vikings in recent weeks, but said there are certain things in their personal life that currently have priority over anything related to football.
“I have a couple of people in my intimate circle that are fighting some difficult things,” Rodgers said. “I have many things that are caught my attention and, from January, far from football.”
Rodgers added that committing to a team is a “big thing” and indicated that he will only do it when he is ready to be all included. He reduced the rumors that he was resisting a contract of several years or a large day of payment, saying that $ 10 million for a season would be sufficient to sign.
“I told each of the teams I talked to (which was not about money,” Rodgers said.
Steelers currently have a lot of lid space and a lot of space in the Rodgers list. Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson are the only two quartbacks currently under contact. Rodgers tried to survey the Pittsburgh facilities last month, flying to a regional airport and rent a Chevy Malibu in an effort not to attract attention to itself.
Rodgers said it was important to meet with the Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, and General Manager Omar Khan and having an idea of the city. He left without an agreement, although all, from Tomlin to the president of the team, Art Rooney II, have indicated that the meeting was productive. Rodgers also has relations with the offensive coordinator of Pittsburgh, Arthur Smith, and Field Marshal coach Tom Arth, who worked alongside Rodgers in Green Bay during the 2006 low season.
Although Pittsburgh feels like the most natural adjustment for Rodgers, who also worked with the newly acquired Steelers DK Metcalf receiver, he also said that retirement “could still be a possibility” and does not seem to be in any kind of hurry even with the NFL draft next week.
“All this time I haven’t felt that anyone owed a decision at any time,” he said. “(I told them) if you need to move on, you need to do something, of course, nothing more than love and respect if that is a decision to make.”
Rodgers has also been in contact with Minnesota Kevin O’Connell coach and spoke with the New York Giants coach Brian Daboll, whom Rodgers said he has a “beautiful soccer mind.”
Rodgers indicated that he has kept the lines of communication open, but is prioritizing his personal life at this time.
“I don’t think it was fair for steelers or for anyone to make a decision while I am dealing with a lot out of the field,” he said.
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