Sources -- QB Rodgers with Steelers, signs one-year, $13.65M deal - ESPN
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is officially a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The team posted a photo of a smiling Rodgers signing his contract Saturday with the caption «done deal.»
The veteran quarterback signed a one-year, $13.65 million deal after passing a physical at the team facility Saturday morning, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The deal includes $10 million guaranteed and can be worth up to $19.5 million with incentives, sources added.
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The team also announced that Rodgers will wear No. 8 in Pittsburgh. He wore the same number in New York after wearing 12 in Green Bay. Steelers great Terry Bradshaw wore No. 12, and though it's not officially retired, the team doesn't typically give out that number.
Rodgers, 41, arrived at the practice facility just after 8 a.m. two days after agreeing to terms with the Steelers following a prolonged courtship and was greeted by general manager Omar Khan at the door.
Rodgers is expected to be at the team's mandatory minicamp, which begins Tuesday.
In late March, Rodgers held a private throwing session in California with new Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf, whom Pittsburgh acquired in a trade with the Seahawks on the eve of free agency.
The deal with Pittsburgh sets up a Week 1 showdown between Rodgers and his most recent former team, the New York Jets, who will host the Steelers in their season opener.
Rodgers was released by the Jets in March, one month after what he later described as a contentious meeting with new coach Aaron Glenn and new general manager Darren Mougey.
Rodgers joined New York in 2023 after 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, where he