Pittsburgh Steelers fans had plenty to say Saturday night after Aaron Rodgers agreed to a one-year deal with the team worth up to $25 million, according to ESPN sources.RELATED VIDEO: Steelers fans rush to book trips to France for first NFL game in Paris The conversation was happening at Kool Cones in North Park, where Rodgers was spotted Friday night, two days before OTAs, with Steelers players Mason Rudolph, Ben Skowronek, and Pat Freiermuth.Fans had mixed opinions about the deal, with some happy to keep the veteran quarterback and others hoping the team would move in a younger direction.“I think it’s a lot of money, but I think we need a good veteran quarterback to teach our young quarterbacks that we drafted, like Will Howard and Drew Allar,” said David Zaharko from Allison Park. “You think it’s a bad decision, but at the end of the day, it’s Aaron Rodgers. So, how bad of a decision can it be?” “I think it’s a good thing,” said Dave Rosenwasser from Gibsonia. “He brings maturity to the team and leadership. We have a new coach. It’s going to be a good thing. So one more year, I’m OK with it.”Not everyone was sold on the move.“I think he’s washed,” one fan said. “I think they could use a different quarterback other than Aaron Rodgers, like Will Howard or Drew Allar. But they want to win now, so that’s why they’re going to bring him back. We’d like to see a young guy and start over again,” said Jackson and James Bachor from Freeport The bigger mystery for many Steelers fans Saturday night was not the contract itself, but what the four-time NFL MVP ordered at the ice cream stand.Jamie Frisco, a Kool Cones employee, said she was trying to sell the players on their new Pittsburgh-themed topping.“I’m like, ‘Nobody wants black and yellow sprinkles?’” Frisco said. “And they were laughing like, ‘No, not today.’”Fans had their own guesses about Rodgers’ order.“I’d say he’s a banana split guy,” one customer said. “I think he got a twist cone,” Dave Rosenwasser said. “Some kind of dip. I can see him doing sprinkles, though, on his cone.” “Something crazy, because it’s Aaron Rodgers,” James Bachor said.Employees told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Felicity Taylor that Rodgers ordered one large Butterfinger freeze, one medium strawberry pretzel salad freeze, and a regular vanilla shake.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
GIBSONIA, Pa. —
Pittsburgh Steelers fans had plenty to say Saturday night after Aaron Rodgers agreed to a one-year deal with the team worth up to $25 million, according to ESPN sources.
RELATED VIDEO: Steelers fans rush to book trips to France for first NFL game in Paris
The conversation was happening at Kool Cones in North Park, where Rodgers was spotted Friday night, two days before OTAs, with Steelers players Mason Rudolph, Ben Skowronek, and Pat Freiermuth.
Fans had mixed opinions about the deal, with some happy to keep the veteran quarterback and others hoping the team would move in a younger direction.
“I think it’s a lot of money, but I think we need a good veteran quarterback to teach our young quarterbacks that we drafted, like Will Howard and Drew Allar,” said David Zaharko from Allison Park. “You think it’s a bad decision, but at the end of the day, it’s Aaron Rodgers. So, how bad of a decision can it be?”
“I think it’s a good thing,” said Dave Rosenwasser from Gibsonia. “He brings maturity to the team and leadership. We have a new coach. It’s going to be a good thing. So one more year, I’m OK with it.”
Not everyone was sold on the move.
“I think he’s washed,” one fan said.
“I think they could use a different quarterback other than Aaron Rodgers, like Will Howard or Drew Allar. But they want to win now, so that’s why they’re going to bring him back. We’d like to see a young guy and start over again,” said Jackson and James Bachor from Freeport
The bigger mystery for many Steelers fans Saturday night was not the contract itself, but what the four-time NFL MVP ordered at the ice cream stand.
Jamie Frisco, a Kool Cones employee, said she was trying to sell the players on their new Pittsburgh-themed topping.
“I’m like, ‘Nobody wants black and yellow sprinkles?’” Frisco said. “And they were laughing like, ‘No, not today.’”
Fans had their own guesses about Rodgers’ order.
“I’d say he’s a banana split guy,” one customer said.
“I think he got a twist cone,” Dave Rosenwasser said. “Some kind of dip. I can see him doing sprinkles, though, on his cone.”
“Something crazy, because it’s Aaron Rodgers,” James Bachor said.
Employees told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reporter Felicity Taylor that Rodgers ordered one large Butterfinger freeze, one medium strawberry pretzel salad freeze, and a regular vanilla shake.
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