NYT calls Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers the most intriguing player of the 2025 NFL season

For the fifth-straight season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a different starting quarterback in Week One. This season, it is veteran and future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers who came in late this offseason on a one-year contract to try and get the Steelers over the hump and help them usher in a full rebuild at the position in the offseason.

The New York Times ranked the 25 most intriguing NFL players for the 2025 season and Rodgers was at the top of the list. Here's a bit of what they had to say about Rodgers with the Steelers.

After two New York Jets seasons marked by injury and dysfunction, Rodgers joins a franchise that is both stable and stuck in neutral. The Steelers haven’t experienced a losing season in Mike Tomlin’s 18 seasons. Yet, Tomlin and company have gone eight seasons without a playoff victory. Steelers brass believes the future Hall of Fame quarterback could help them finally get over the hump. But does Rodgers actually have enough left in the tank to do so?

Pittsburgh attempted to bring in an aging veteran with an impressive resume last season when the team signed Russell Wilson, and that experiment ultimately failed; however, it didn't deter head coach Mike Tomlin from trying again. The team is saying all the right things about Rodgers physical skills still being there and talking up how much he's invested in this team but that's just talk. If Rodgers can't back it up on the field, it will mean another disappointing season.

This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: NYT calls Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers the most intriguing player of the 2025 NFL season