While the Steelers brass came to a consensus decision to sign Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin "led the charge" to acquire the future Hall of Fame quarterback and four-time league MVP, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler .

Former NFL QB Chase Daniel called Steelers HC Mike Tomlin's 2025 Aaron Rodgers strategy the definition of 'insanity'.

PITTSBURGH -- PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and Mike Tomlin share a competitive stubbornness. An inherent arrogance, too. While that hardly makes them outliers in the alpha-driven NFL, their ability to keep the realities of the game they have helped define at bay for so long does.