Aaron Rodgershas still not yet clarified whether he will play during the 2025 NFL season, even amid his strong connection to thePittsburgh Steelers. Steelersowner Art Rooney II made it clear at the NFL's annual meeting in early April the team would wait "not forever, but a little while longer" for Rodgers to make his decision. Pittsburgh appears to still be in a holding pattern six weeks later. Rooney echoed his patient approach when asked about the team's pursuit of Rodgers as this week's NFL owners meetings in Minneapolis. "A little while longer," Rooney said, perESPN's Jeremy Fowler. "I'll say the same thing." AARON RODGERS RUMORS:Biographer believes QB's personal issues to be resolved by June Rooney did not provide further information about the state of the Steelers' discussions with Rodgers. In April, the Steelers owner had expressed confidence the 41-year-old would eventually sign with the team. "We keep getting positive sort of signals about it," Rooney said at the NFL's annual meeting, perESPN's Brooke Pryor. "So yeah, I'd say we feel pretty good about it at this point." The Steelers presently have three quarterbacks on their roster, none of whom were with the team in 2024.Mason Rudolph, who spent six seasons with the Steelers before playing for theTennessee Titanslast season, currently tops the team's depth chart ahead of sixth-round rookieWill Howardand formerMiami DolphinsquarterbackSkylar Thompson. Pittsburgh's general manager Omar Khan made it clearthe Steelers will carry four quarterbacksinto training camp, so the team will likely sign another signal-caller soon. It's just a matter of whether it will be Rodgers or someone else. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Aaron Rodgers updates: Steelers to wait 'a little while longer' for QB
