{"id":44843,"date":"2026-05-01T08:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=44843"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:18:17","slug":"mike-mccarthy-reveals-nostalgic-pitch-to-lure-aaron-rodgers-back-to-steelers-dt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=44843","title":{"rendered":"Mike McCarthy reveals nostalgic pitch to lure Aaron Rodgers back to Steelers..DT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">As Mike McCarthy takes over as head coach of the Steelers, he wants Aaron Rodgers to return as the team&#8217;s quarterback<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex items-center text-sm text-primary\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mike-McCarthy-would-like-one-more-season-with-Aaron-Rodgers-in-Pittsburgh.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy confers with quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) in the second quarter of the game with the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome. The Vikings win 37-34.\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"prose\">\n<div class=\"prose\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text mt-3\">Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article id=\"article-3787810\" class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Mike McCarthy\u00a0is making a return to NFL coaching sidelines\u00a0this season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he wants to do it with his former quarterback\u00a0Aaron Rodgers\u00a0under center.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose aspect-video min-h-[250px] w-full md:w-auto\" data-stn-player=\"01ebz150\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col items-center gap-5 px-5 pb-5\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden h-[300px]\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2049862588171964474&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fnfl%2Fpittsburgh-steelers%2Fsteelers-news-mike-mccarthy-reveals-nostalgic-pitch-lure-aaron-rodgers-back-steelers&amp;sessionId=c43fe886f80b18f08b367644dd6c832d4b04eb4a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2049862588171964474\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 41-year-old Rodgers played successfully with the Steelers last season in his third season since leaving the Green Bay Packers. He has not officially made up his mind if he is going to return to the Steelers this season, but it seems quite likely that he will be back in the Pittsburgh huddle.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy was hired by the Steelers\u00a0after the 2025 season when former Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin stepped away from coaching. McCarthy coached the Packers from 2006 through 2018. Rodgers joined the Packers when he was drafted in 2005 and he became Green Bay&#8217;s starting quarterback in 2008. He remained in that position throughout the rest of McCarthy&#8217;s coaching tenure with the Packers and the four seasons that followed.<\/p>\n<p>Tomlin, who will serve as a studio analyst on NBC this season, said in his first television interview with the network that he anticipates Rodgers will be under center for the Steelers this season.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy said he has spoken with Rodgers about the coming season, and that the\u00a0two men would have a chance\u00a0to write a \u201cgreat final chapter\u201d in their association together. McCarthy also made a point to say how much respect the other players in the Steelers locker room have for Rodgers.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback has played 21 years in the NFL. 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