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The last odds to feature Aaron Rodgers next team had him landing with the Pittsburgh Steelers at EVEN odds.
Rodgers on Thursday said he is unsure about his future.
The former Packers and Jets quarterback said he spoke to Giants coach Brian Daboll, calling him a “beautiful football mind.” He said he has spoken to Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, an old friend. And Rodgers confirmed (even though confirmation wasn’t needed) that he visited the Steelers.
Rodgers, commenting for the first time on his release from the Jets, took shots at the Jets organization during a nearly 45 minute appearance on the Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday afternoon.
"I wasn't stringing anyone along. I wasn't holding anyone hostage," Rodgers said from his house in Malibu, California. "I was honest from the jump about where I was at mentally and some of the constraints I have in my life right now that warrant my attention.
"I'm open to anything and attached to nothing. Retirement could still be a possibility, but right now my focus has been -- and will continue to be -- on my personal life. And that's what I've told the coaches. There's still conversations that are being had. It's all been very honest lines of communication."
A free agent for the first time in his career, Rodgers confirmed he had conversations with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Asked by McAfee on Thursday if the Steelers have given him a deadline, Rodgers said he's operating on his own timeline.
"I've talked to Mike Tomlin," Rodgers said. "He's more than I even thought from afar, as far as the type of person he is. I have a lot of respect for what he's accomplished in the league. [Offensive coordinator] Arthur Smith, talk about a guy that doesn't need to work, he doesn't need the work, but he's a grinder. We've had a friendship for a couple years now. I like what he's all about. And the quarterback coach, Tom Arth, he was in the quarterback room with me in 2006 in Green Bay. ... Personally, I wanted to see what it was like there at the facility, meet Omar [Khan] in person, just get a glimpse, a snippet of what life would be like in Pittsburgh."
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Aaron Rodgers Next Team |
Odds Feb. 9 |
Odds Jan. 6 |
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Pittsburgh Steelers |
1/1 |
3/1 |
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San Francisco 49ers |
3/1 |
4/1 |
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New Orleans Saints |
5/1 |
6/1 |
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Las Vegas Raiders |
7/1 |
2/1 |
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Seattle Seahawks |
10/1 |
8/1 |
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Cleveland Browns |
10/1 |
10/1 |
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New York Giants |
12/1 |
12/1 |
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Tennessee Titans |
14/1 |
14/1 |
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Indianapolis Colts |
16/1 |
16/1 |
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Dallas Cowboys |
18/1 |
18/1 |
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Los Angeles Rams |
18/1 |
18/1 |
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Miami Dolphins |
18/1 |
18/1 |
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Jacksonville Jaguars |
20/1 |
20/1 |
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Carolina Panthers |
25/1 |
25/1 |
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Arizona Cardinals |
33/1 |
33/1 |
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