Aaron Rodgers officially sealed his return to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday when he inked a new deal to play his 22nd season in the NFL.
The quarterback, 42, had left the Steelers in limbo after deliberating over his NFL future for months after losing in the first round of the playoffs with Pittsburgh back in January.
However, it emerged over the weekend that he had agreed to return to Pittsburgh for yet another season, officially inking the deal on Monday.
The veteran signed a one-year contract after arriving at the Steelers’ facilities for the first day of OTAs, the team announced. It is reported to be worth up to $25 million.
Rodgers was one of the first players to report to OTAs, arriving at the team’s facilities just before 7am, according to ESPN’s Brooke Pryor.
‘He’s extremely focused and locked in,’ said Steelers quarterbacks coach Tom Arth, who was a teammate of Rodgers in Green Bay during the 2006 offseason and preseason.
Aaron Rodgers officially sealed his return to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday
The quarterback was seen arriving at the Steelers’ facilities early on Monday morning
‘He’s such a competitive player, but he has so much fun playing the game. And that’s what I really enjoy about Aaron.
‘He loves playing this game. He plays the game like he’s still 10 years old running around in the backyard.
‘At the same time, he’s got this ferocious competitive spirit that obviously helped push him to the heights that he’s reached.
‘His football IQ is off the charts. What he’s able to process and see on a play-by-play basis, between plays, it really is uncanny. There are not many players who have been able to do the things that he’s done.’
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