Thank goodness for that
Since there’s really nothing else of note happening today (as long as you’re not actively looking at social media), we can bring you the report of how our short, regionally-specific nightmare has officially come to an end.
Numerous sources are reporting that former Green Bay Packers and New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be signing a one-year deal to become the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. This comes after a couple of months of the media breathlessly pushing “Aaron Rodgers to Minnesota” stories because, say, did you know that Brett Favre played for Green Bay and then went to the Jets before signing with the Minnesota Vikings? Wouldn’t it be wacky if that happened again?
Even though every action the Vikings have taken since the Wild Card loss in Arizona back in January has pointed to the team being more than ready and willing to turn the reins over to J.J. McCarthy for the 2025 season, we were to believe that there was a chance the purple were suddenly going to reverse course and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was going to throw a bunch of Minnesota’s carefully-saved cap money at a 41-year-old quarterback who stopped being good three seasons ago and then tore his Achilles tendon.
So, that’s not going to happen, but there’s now a new connection to the Vikings. For the second season in a row, the Vikings are going to get a chance to beat up on Rodgers on European soil, as the Steelers will “host” the Vikings in the NFL’s first-ever game in Dublin, Ireland, in Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season. Last year in London, the Vikings forced Rodgers into three interceptions, including a 63-yard pick-six from Andrew Van Ginkel and a pick from Stephon Gilmore on the Jets’ final offensive play en route to a 23-17 victory over the Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Are you bummed out about the Vikings not signing Aaron Rodgers, folks?
