The final time Aaron Rodgers noticed important preseason motion was 2018, when Mike McCarthy was coming into his closing season in Green Bay. With the QB-coach reunion in Pittsburgh, it seems the clock can be turning again for Rodgers.
The 42-year-old told Mike Silver of The Athletic that McCarthy has requested him to play in the Steelers’ first two preseason games in opposition to the Packers and Jets — Rodgers’ two earlier golf equipment.
“He (wants me out there for) 30 or 40 plays,” Rodgers informed Silver. “I said, ‘Mike, if you want me to play, I’ll play.’ I’m not saying I want to do it. But if he wants me to, I will.”
McCarthy clarified his expectations on Monday.
“Those decisions are really gonna be made once we get up to it,” the Steelers coach stated. “Trust me, I’ve lots of concepts. … We have plans, however being a wholesome system, let’s examine what occurs. Rather a lot can occur between now and [then].
“He’d like to play. I would like to see him play. But we won’t make a decision until we get all the way up to it because there’s more that goes into that than having one player play. It’s the culmination of players.”
