The Pittsburgh Steelers’ search for a quarterback just got a whole lot clearer. With Russell Wilson signing with the New York Giants, the Steelers have one candidate left to be their starter for 2025 – Aaron Rodgers.

The Super Bowl champion quarterback visited the Steelers’ facility last week, reportedly meeting with general manager Omar Khan, head coach Mike Tomlin, and offensive coordinator Arthur Smith. Considering his only other feasible team just signed Wilson, the Steelers look like his only option.

Cam Heyward made headlines when he discussed the possibility of signing Rodgers on his podcast Not Just Football. He said he isn’t going on a darkness retreat to recruit Rodgers, and that it wasn’t any skin off his back if Rodgers didn’t become a Steeler. He joined Good Morning Football to seemingly clarify those comments.

“It was misconstrued,” Heyward said. “From my point of view, I was asked a question – would you go to the lengths of going to a darkness retreat to recruit Aaron Rodgers? I said, ‘I’m not doing that.’ The pitch is if you want to be a Steeler, be a Steeler. That’s all it was. It wasn’t meant [as] I don’t like Aaron Rodgers. When I look at our team right now, it would be really cool to have a guy like Aaron Rodgers. But I can’t be the guy who gets it over the finish line. He’s gotta make those decisions for himself, but I’m excited to see what happens.”

Heyward was active in recruiting Russell Wilson last offseason, as Wilson noted in his introductory press conference that a long facetime with Heyward was one of the deciding factors that made him sign with the Steelers.

While nothing is certain, it does seem that the likeliest outcome of this saga is Rodgers signing on the dotted line with the Steelers.