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Key takeaways
- The deal pays Rodgers somewhere between $22 million and $23 million in base salary, with incentives up to $25 million -- a significant pay bump from his one-year, $13.65 million deal from last year.
- Reporting for months indicated that Rodgers was considering one more season, and the Steelers hired his longtime head coach Mike McCarthy as their replacement for the outgoing Mike Tomlin.
- I took a look at exactly how the Steelers' offense was built in 2025 and how much of that construction was because of Rodgers' play at his age.
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The deal pays Rodgers somewhere between $22 million and $23 million in base salary, with incentives up to $25 million -- a significant pay bump from his one-year, $13.65 million deal from last year.
Reporting for months indicated that Rodgers was considering one more season, and the Steelers hired his longtime head coach Mike McCarthy as their replacement for the outgoing Mike Tomlin. Despite how destined the pairing seemed, there's reason to wonder why the Steelers wanted to hitch their wagon to 42-year-old Rodgers for yet another season, given how last year's offense performed.
I took a look at exactly how the Steelers' offense was built in 2025 and how much of that construction was because of Rodgers' play at his age. I also tried to size up what McCarthy could do to work around Rodgers' play style in 2026 and how successful the Steelers could be if he pulls it off.