This saga didn’t occur in a galaxy far, far away, but it took nearly as long as Star Wars. After months of speculation, Aaron Rodgers is (almost) finally a Pittsburgh Steeler. Per Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Rodgers has “informed the Steelers he plans to sign a contract and attend mini camp next week.”
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However, Dulac may not actually be the reporter to credit for breaking Rodgers’ news. Back in March, Antonio Brown tweeted that Rodgers was joining Pittsburgh for the 2025 campaign. And once things became all but official today, he wanted a moment in the spotlight. “Will CTESPN & I get the credit??” he asked on Twitter.
Brown has run his own parody news network, CTESPN, on Twitter/X since January 2024. Over the past year-plus, he has claimed to be the source on multiple big NFL stories, including Russell Wilson signing with the Steelers and Stefon Diggs being traded to the Houston Texans.
Despite this, he has never been recognized as such in any official news. And he’s demanding the credit he deserves.
@AB84 was the first. Do what’s right @NFL
— Mano Nousy (@manonousy) June 5, 2025
AB > any NFL insider.
— Jason (@Rocketman455) June 5, 2025
You were always right brother
— Porter Picks Vegas Capper (@PorterPicks_LV) June 5, 2025
I knew you were right. CTESPN most reliable name in sports media.
— drifter (@outlawdabber) June 6, 2025
While Brown clamored for recognition in the wake of the announcement, ESPN’s Adam Schefter added some of his inside perspective. He informed fans that head coach Mike Tomlin “loomed large” and “was a drawing card” for Rodgers. Without his presence in the Steel City – something Ryan Clark believes should change – Rodgers would not be coming to town.
The Tomlin-Rodgers pairing makes a lot of sense. Pittsburgh, whether its fans like it or not, fancy themselves as a Super Bowl contender. Rodgers, the clear-cut best quarterback left on the open market, fills a major need. Plus, neither Rodgers nor the Steelers has won a playoff game in a very long time. They’re hoping to end their droughts together in 2025.
Steelers and Aaron Rodgers need each other. The Steelers have lost six straight playoff games, their longest postseason losing streak in team history. Rodgers hasn’t won a playoff game since the 2020 Divisional Playoff, a 32-18 win against the Rams on Jan. 16, 2021 — 1,601 days…
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 5, 2025
Rodgers’ first regular-season appearance for Pittsburgh will come against his former team, the New York Jets. Rodgers will also battle teams he believes spurned him in free agency – namely, the Minnesota Vikings – throughout the season. There’d be no better way for him to conclude his career than defeating those foes and taking the Steelers to the Super Bowl.