If Aaron Rodgers retires, the Pittsburgh Steelers will need a QB.
An NFL trade proposal sending a Pro Bowl QB to the Pittsburgh Steelers has been created.
Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report proposed that the Steelers trade for San Francisco 49ers QB Mac Jones.
If Aaron Rodgers retires from the NFL this offseason, Pittsburgh will need a new QB.
49ers Receive: Edge Nick Herbig, 2026 sixth-round pick (No. 215)
Steelers Receive: QB Mac Jones
Jones appeared in 11 games for the 49ers this season. He put up 2,151 passing yards and 13 passing touchdowns while going 5-3.
Jones was the 15th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. He spent the first three years of his career with the New England Patriots. The Alabama product made the Pro Bowl as a rookie but struggled in Years 2 and 3.
After one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2024, Jones signed with the 49ers in the offseason of 2025. San Francisco gave Jones a two-year, $8.4 million contract.
In 63 NFL games with the Patriots, Jaguars and 49ers, Jones has 12,741 passing yards and 67 passing touchdowns.
Remember, this trade proposal only needs to happen if Rodgers doesn't come back. The NFL legend has spoken with Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy about playing next season.
McCarthy coached Rodgers on the Green Bay Packers and the two won a Super Bowl together. However, Rodgers and McCarthy reportedly had a falling out before McCarthy was fired in 2018.
It appears time has healed those feelings.
A future Hall of Famer, Rodgers finished with 3,322 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions this season. He completed 65.7% of his passes.
It will be fascinating to see if Rodgers plays another season in the NFL. The four-time MVP has 527 passing touchdowns and 66,274 passing yards with the Packers, New York Jets and Steelers.
Rodgers won his lone Super Bowl during the 2010 season. Ironically, the Packers beat the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.
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