What's Aaron Rodgers True Feeling on George Pickens Trade?

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May 8, 2025 - 19:30
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The Pittsburgh Steelers' offense will have a different look on the outside next season. Following their trade of star receiver George Pickens, they have essentially swapped him out for DK Metcalf whom they acquired back in March. 

Pittsburgh's offense projects to be reliant on the ground game with Arthur Smith still in charge. However, there are now more questions to be answered with a suddenly depleted receivers group and without a concrete quarterback solution. 

Free agent Aaron Rodgers has been that rumored "solution" for months now. All other teams are out on the Rodgers sweepstakes now the lone team positing any real interest. 

Given that the veteran quarterback has taken so much time in making his decision, it would make sense that there would be some sort of reaction to a move that could impact his future. 

According to NFL media's Ian Rapoport though, there is not much change from Rodgers' end following this deal. 

"There have been rumors of George Pickens being traded for weeks, and potential Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers has been throwing with DK Metcalf, not Pickens. Hard to imagine it was a surprise to Rodgers," Rapoport noted Wednesday on Good Morning Football.

All indications from the Dallas Cowboys' side point to this trade having been in the works before the start of the NFL Draft. So it would make sense if Rodgers feelings here are relatively minimal. 

If he chooses to join the Steelers at some point this offseason, the connection with Metcalf matters most since the two have been working out together. 

Pickens or not, it remains abundantly clear Rodgers is operating on his own timeline. This trade will not hasten nor delay his decision. 

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