Nothing is certain with Aaron Rodgers until he signs on the dotted line. Pittsburgh Steelers fans learned that lesson last year, when the will-he, won\u2019t-he saga dragged on until June. So while most reporters suggest Rodgers\u2019 return to Pittsburgh is highly likely, it may be worth listening to a dissenting voice who hears differently.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving spoken to people who were around him, who have been around him, most everyone that I\u2019ve spoken to who has been around him feels that the chance that he comes back to play is minuscule, so you take that for what it\u2019s worth,\u201d CBS Sports\u2019 Aditi Kinkhabwala said on 93.7 The Fan\u2019s PM Team<\/a>. \u201cIn conversations with people who were around him all year who were with him when he was leaving the Steelers when the season was over, all of those people that I spoke to said that it seems far more likely that he is done than that he is going to return.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite entering the 2025 season with plans to make it his last, Rodgers changed his tune throughout the course of the year. By training camp, he was already telling teammates \u201cmaybe,\u201d and openly discussed having \u201coptions\u201d<\/a> for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n With Mike Tomlin stepping down, Rodgers\u2019 departure seemed like a foregone conclusion, but then the Steelers hired his former head coach, Mike McCarthy, along with several former assistants with whom Rodgers is familiar. McCarthy spoke openly about Rodgers return being \u201cthe plan.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n