In his weekly appearance on the “Pat McAfee Show” Aaron Rodgers speaks very positively about the city of Pittsburgh and the Steelers. The usual pre-game adulation – or something more?

Munich/Green Bay – The NFL media world is almost eagerly awaiting Tuesday.

Because Tuesday is the day Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a guest on “The Pat McAfee Show,” ex-punter Pat McAfee’s podcast.

Rodgers also did the honours last Tuesday and was asked, among other things, about the upcoming opponent in Week 4, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Rodgers: “Tomlin is a coach everyone loves to play for “

Rodgers had nothing but warm words for the city of Pittsburgh as well as the Steelers franchise. “I’ve had a lot of interaction with people from Pittsburgh and I’ve loved spending time with everyone,” Rodgers said. “It’s a great city with great history and great people. “

In addition to praising the city, Rodgers also praised the Steelers – and especially their coach, Mike Tomlin: “He’s been there forever, I have tremendous respect for him.”

Praise then turned into almost a declaration of love: “I love the way he runs his team and I love the way he talks after the games. He always seems to have things under control. He’s one of those coaches that every player loves to play for.”

Rodgers’ next praise went to the Steelers defence, “The defence is great, it always has been with the Steelers actually. They did lose a couple of guys in the offseason and have struggled recently, but people start overreacting in week three.”

Therefore, Rodgers warned of the upcoming opponent: “They’ve been missing T.J. (Watt, ed.), too. He’s one of the two, three best defensive players in the league. Having him back is a gamechanger for them. Pittsburgh is 1-2, they just lost a division duel, so they’re fulfilling all the points for a very dangerous team. “

Speculation on departure to Steelers

Following Rodgers’ praise, some US media outlets overflowed with speculation that the Packers quarterback could play for the Steelers in the 2022 season.

The situation is quite clear: Ben Roethlisberger, a future Hall of Famer himself, seems to be at the end of his rope in terms of performance, and Pittsburgh will probably need a new playmaker very soon.