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Aaron Rodgers<\/a> still has a bone to pick with the NFL as he still can\u2019t find a helmet he likes to wear on the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The four-time MVP quarterback loved his Schutt Air XP Pro Q11 LTD, but it no longer meets league safety standards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As a result, Rodgers had to choose a different helmet. And while he stuck with Schutt, he\u2019s not too keen of his Air XP Pro VTD II model he\u2019s been practicing with at Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> training camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) participates in drills during training camp at Saint Vincent College. (Barry Reeger\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t like it, no,” he said on Tuesday, via ESPN<\/a>. “I\u2019m trying to change. We\u2019re in the process still. It looks like a damn spaceship out there.”<\/p>\n

Rodgers didn\u2019t specify how exactly he\u2019s trying to get comfortable in his new helmet, but he knows it has to happen before Week 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“We got to change it,” he added. “The face mask doesn\u2019t fit the helmet because that\u2019s an old face mask, obviously just like I\u2019m old, but we\u2019re trying to find the right helmet right now.”<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old complained about his helmet in June shortly after signing with the Steelers after a long free agency period this offseason.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And Rodgers didn\u2019t see if he liked his helmet during the Steelers\u2019 first preseason game this past Saturday when they took on the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>. As it is across the league, most of the surefire Steelers starters sat out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium. (Morgan Tencza\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

The Steelers, though, are going against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in joint practices this week before facing off in Week 2 of preseason on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Acrisure Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Hopefully [Buccaneers head coach] Todd [Bowles], he probably won\u2019t show everything, but he\u2019ll do some stuff to stress our protection and give us a chance to get some film to work on,” Rodgers said about going against the Bucs\u2019 defense in practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rodgers is set for Year 21 in the NFL, which he said he\u2019s “pretty sure” will be his final season in the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Yeah, I\u2019m pretty sure this is it,” he said on “The Pat McAfee Show” in June. “That\u2019s why we just did a one-year deal.”<\/p>\n

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Aaron Rodgers #8 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in action during Minicamp at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on June 10, 2025 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Justin K. Aller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Rodgers, with some type of NFL-approved helmet, will take on his former New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in Week 1 on Sept. 7. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n