Through the early slate of 2025 games, Aaron Rodgers has moved the Steelers’ offense efficiently (see game logs and per-game totals), but durability and sustained explosiveness remain the open questions as the calendar turns toward midseason.
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Rodgers is 41 and has a long injury history, most notably the torn Achilles that ended his 2023 season, and that history increases the importance of how his body holds up under the weekly grind and contact. Even an elite field-vision QB who mitigates hits with pocket awareness can see production dip when mobility and recovery time take a hit.
And that’s exactly why Chris Harris Jr. is being cautious about the QB’s luck going ahead in the season.
“Aaron Rodgers is playing good,” Harris said. “You know, it’s just can he be consistent all year long, you know, at his age — 40 plus — taking the hits and can he do that for the whole totality of the season. That’s my only question mark.”
Harris also used the moment to remind fans that the wider AFC picture matters: he noted Baltimore and Lamar Jackson as a team that could go on a run when healthy, a contrast to the veteran-led Steelers attack that will lean on Rodgers’ decision-making more than on game-breaking rushing.
“Everybody can believe that the Ravens can go on a nice little winning streak once they get Lamar back… he’s still the best quarterback in that division.”
Rodgers’ early play with Pittsburgh has reassured skeptics; he still reads defenses and delivers in tempo, but Harris’s central question is exactly the one to watch: can a 41-year-old quarterback, with a recent major injury on his résumé, absorb the season’s hits and remain consistently sharp for 17 games (plus potential playoffs)?
If he does, the Steelers get a veteran who can win. If not, this could be a short, bumpy farewell tour.
