{"id":311945,"date":"2026-10-22T14:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/311945\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:50:09","slug":"steelers-rookie-wr-germie-bernard-speaks-out-on-aaron-rodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/311945\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers Rookie WR Germie Bernard Speaks out on Aaron Rodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

It would be understandable if Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> rookie wide receiver Germie Bernard<\/a> felt additional pressure while playing for quarterback Aaron Rodgers<\/a>. He\u2019s only a 4-time MVP and one of the greatest to ever play football.<\/p>\n

But Bernard explained during an appearance on the\u00a0Not Just Football<\/a>\u00a0podcast with Cameron Heyward<\/a> on Wednesday that he not only doesn\u2019t feel pressure but that Rodgers helps him relax.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing out there with him, he\u2019s so poised and resilient, it just makes you not rush, or it makes you just play the game how you\u2019re supposed to,\u201d Bernard told Heyward on Wednesday<\/a>. \u201cIt makes you have fun with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s never stress when you\u2019re out there with him because he doesn\u2019t have any stress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bernard is certainly playing like he doesn\u2019t have any stress. He isn\u2019t playing like a rookie either.<\/p>\n

In each of the past two games, Bernard has reached at least 80 receiving yards. This past Sunday, he scored his first touchdown \u2014 the game-winner in overtime of a 26-19 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rookie Germie Bernard Shining With Steelers\"GermieGettyPittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver Germie Bernard scored the game-winning touchdown in Week 6.<\/p>\n

It takes a lot to earn Rodgers\u2019s trust. So much so that expectations were probably lower for Bernard than other top receivers from the 2026 draft class.<\/p>\n

But with Michael Pittman Jr.<\/a> and Roman Wilson<\/a> injured, Rodgers has been forced to trust the rookie the past two weeks. Bernard has rewarded his veteran quarterback.<\/p>\n

Despite Bernard\u2019s hot streak, Rodgers sounded like he didn\u2019t want to raise the bar too much on the rookie after beating the Buccaneers. But the signal-caller admitted it\u2019s difficult not to do that with Bernard playing so well.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to ease expectations, but there comes a time when the confidence starts to match the potential, and I think we\u2019re reaching that time with Germie,\u201d said Rodgers in his Week 6 postgame press conference. \u201cVery proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bernard gave a lot of credit to Rodgers for that earned trust. During the podcast appearance, the rookie receiver told Heyward the quarterback coached him throughout training camp. That prepared Bernard for moments like the one he faced against Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe being able to know how [Rodgers] thinks has really helped build that trust for me to be out there and play with him,\u201d added Bernard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aaron Rodgers Takes Over in Win Over Buccaneers\"AaronGettyPittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver Germie Bernard shared what it\u2019s like playing with quarterback Aaron Rodgers.<\/p>\n

During his appearance on Heyward\u2019s podcast, Bernard dropped an interesting detail with a message Rodgers shared the offense late in the comeback victory against the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAaron was like, \u2018Listen, guys, I\u2019m gonna take a little bit of control. I\u2019m gonna start calling some of the plays that we need, and we just need to execute,’\u201d said Bernard.<\/p>\n

For a while Sunday, it didn\u2019t look like the Steelers were going to win or even score a touchdown. The team trailed 16-3 entering the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

But with an uptempo pace and Rodgers controlling more of the play-calling, the Steelers orchestrated their largest fourth quarter comeback since the 2002-03 playoffs.<\/p>\n

During his latest podcast episode this week, former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger commented<\/a> on the impact the uptempo offense had on the team\u2019s offense late in Week 6. Roethlisberger argued the team should use it more often while giving additional control to Rodgers.<\/p>\n

With Bernard\u2019s comments, the receiver confirmed that Rodgers got the Steelers into the plays they needed in the comeback. So, it might indeed be worth allowing the future Hall of Fame quarterback to do more of that earlier in games going forward.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tDave Holcomb<\/a> is a sports reporter covering the NFL and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Pittsburgh Steelers and a variety of other NFL teams. Originally from Pittsburgh, Holcomb has covered college and professional sports for outlets including FanSided, Rotowire and Yardbarker. More about Dave Holcomb<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It would be understandable if Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver Germie Bernard felt additional pressure while playing for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311946,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-311945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}