Pittsburgh Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers was disrespected by FOX Sports.
FOX Sports NFL analyst Steven Ruiz disrespected Pittsburgh Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers.
Ruiz played Rodgers in the same QB tier as Geno Smith, Tyler Shough and Bryce Young: Good Enough To Start.
"Despite the large gap in age and accolades, Bryce Young and Aaron Rodgers are largely the same players at this point in their respective careers," Ruiz wrote. "Neither is comfortable throwing to the middle of the field, which can hamstring their offenses, but both make up for it with impressive touch on vertical, perimeter throws. Both look physically overwhelmed at times."
Rodgers is 42. He turns 43 in December. The NFL legend is old, but he's still better than Smith, Shough and Young.
One of the top quarterbacks in NFL history, Rodgers put up 3,322 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions last season. The future Hall of Famer completed 65.7% of his passes.
The Steelers won the AFC North last season but lost to the Houston Texans at home in the wild-card round of the 2026 playoffs.
Rodgers has been in the NFL since 2005. He has played for the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets and Steelers and has 527 career passing touchdowns and 66,274 career passing yards in the regular season.
A four-time MVP, Rodgers hasn't won a playoff game since the 2020 season, while the Steelers haven't won a postseason game since the 2016 season.
It will be intriguing to see how Rodgers and Co. perform in 2026.
Mike McCarthy and Rodgers won Super Bowl XLV against the Steelers as members of the Packers. Rodgers, who will retire from the NFL after next season, called it a "full-circle" moment to play for McCarthy again.
"Honestly, sitting in the first 8 o'clock meeting on Monday took me back to being a 22-year-old kid sitting in Green Bay," Rodgers said. "Listening to Mike's first meeting in 2006. It's fun. I mean, it's like 'pinch me' moments. It's been happening the last few days, getting to sit next to [offensive line coach] James Campen in the meetings is fun. [Assistant offensive line coach] Jahri Evans was a teammate of mine. He's on his staff now as a Hall of Famer -- should be a Hall of Famer. That's pretty cool too. A lot of connections."
The Steelers open the 2026 season against the Atlanta Falcons.
Is Rodgers an elite QB? No. But he will finish the 2026 season with better numbers than Smith, Shough and Young.
