Rodgers in camp and committed to Steelers
PITTSBURGH (Black & Gold Nation) — They say good things come to those who wait for the Pittsburgh Steelers that good thing is a 41 year old, four time MVP from Southern California.
'There's a few iconic franchises in the NFL. I played for one of them for 18 years. This is another one,' Rodgers said following his first practice with the Steelers Tuesday.
Wearing that number eight jersey he had in New York, Rodgers was in Pittsburgh for team minicamp Tuesday, instantly elevating the Steelers offense with one flick of the wrist.
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Sporting a brand new wedding ring, Rodgers reiterated his late decision to join the team was based on personal, family reasons and said when it boiled down to it, he didn't want to join the team until he was ready to be committed physically and mentally.
Rodgers added that as the offseason moved on it became apparent, it was play for Pittsburgh or retire. He said his familiarity with the team's coaches, scheme made committing to Mike Tomlin an easy choice.
'The way that the conversations went between him and I, between whatever was in March or April and, you know, the last Sunday when I called him was some of the coolest conversation I've had in the game, definitely with the head coach,' said Rodgers. 'So he's a big reason I'm here. I believe in him and excited to play for him.'
'We're excited about him being here,' added Tomlin. 'He's excited about being here, but we'll make no bold predictions. We're just going to roll our sleeves up and go to work and let their efforts do the talking.'
Rodgers spent most of Tuesday just working on individual drills, a sponge trying to learn the offence. Asked about whether he was concerned that Rodgers wasn't doing full team reps Tomlin said he wasn't concerned with a 20 year veterans' reps in June.
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