(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) leaves the field after an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Houston Texans, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Steelers placed a rarely used unrestricted free agent tender on quarterback Aaron Rodgers today.

The move is designed to preserve the team’s ability to receive a compensatory draft pick if Rodgers signs with another team before July 22.

If he does not sign with another team before then, he would only be permitted to sign with the Steelers.

The tender would be worth roughly $15 million for the 2026 season, representing a 10% increase over his previous salary.

Rodgers, 42, spent the 2025 season in Pittsburgh and has been weighing whether to return.

General manager Omar Khan and head coach Mike McCarthy said last week there is no set timeline for a decision.

The Steelers also selected Penn State quarterback Drew Allar in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft. McCarthy said the pick was not related to Rodgers’ situation.