Former Steelers Star Delivers Major Key for Aaron Rodgers’ Success

Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers are headed into a 2025 season that has just one goal attached to it. They want to win a Super Bowl.

Signing a 41-year-old quarterback is a clear sign that they want to win. Rodgers has the talent still to help them pursue that goal. However, there are a lot of questions that need to be answered.

Mike Tomlin and the Steelers have been successful throughout his tenure with the franchise. He has never coached a losing season. That simply isn’t good enough this season.

Not only does Pittsburgh want to have another winning season, it wants to make a deep playoff run. It’s clear that the Steelers truly believe Rodgers can help them do that.

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Last season with the New York Jets, Rodgers showed flashes of his old self. In his first year following a torn Achilles, he completed 63 percent of his pass attempts for 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. Those numbers gave reason for optimism.

One of the most important keys to making things work this season between Rodgers and the team will be open communication.

That is something former Pittsburgh cornerback Joe Haden spoke out honestly about when giving advice to Rodgers about his new chapter.

“You just got to be a grown man, go there, be honest,” Haden said. “Coach Tomlin does a great job of being able to build real, genuine relationships with people. Me and him had a relationship where you could just talk… One thing he’s going to do, he’s going to be blatantly honest with you, so you just need to be honest with him. Coach Tomlin is so real. There’s no fluff, there’s no fake, so when he tells you something, he means it.”

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Rodgers has never been shy about speaking up and making his voice heard. He will have no problem being honest with Tomlin about his thoughts on the team and direction.

It will be interesting to see how the 2025 season goes for the Steelers. They have a talented roster put together that will lean heavily on Rodgers being able to play at an elite level.

Haden’s advice is sound advice and Rodgers is sure to take it. His job is to come in, play at a high level, and take over a strong leadership role within the offense. Those are roles he has played at an elite level in the past and should be able to do so again.

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