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Giants and Steelers look on as Vikings make Aaron Rodgers decision after $300m free agency revamp
The Aaron Rodgers waiting game continues, but one team are said to have made a decision on the NFL veteran. According to NFL insider Tom Pelissero, the Minnesota Vikings have committed to moving forward with J.J McCarthy as their starting quarterback next season. The Vikings are said to have pulled out of the race for RodgersGetty The franchise are said to have rejected multiple trade calls for the former Michigan Wolverines prospect, who won a National Championship in college. Pelissero’s report adds that Minnesota still plans to add some experience to the locker room, but that they’re not pursuing Rodgers at this time. McCarthy now enters the offseason as QB1 for the Vikings. With Minnesota out of the running for Rodgers, the veteran has one less landing spot for the 2025 campaign. The 41-year-old still looking for a new team after being released by the New York Jets, and with the NFL Draft coming up next month, it looks likely he will join either the Pittsburgh Steelers or New York Giants. Minnesota, who went 14-3 last season and reached the playoffs, were said to be Rodgers’ preferred destination over the Steelers and Giants, who finished 10-7 and 3-14 respectively in 2024. But it seems there will be no space for the veteran signal caller, with the Vikings focusing their free agency attentions in other areas. On top of their dalliance with Rodgers, the franchise kept very busy during the first wave of free agency. They retained, acquired via trade or signed as free agents 14 players whose contracts combine for more than $300million. In doing so, Minnesota have spent more money on players than any other team in the NFL so far. The Vikings have decided to move forward with young star McCarthy at quarterback Vikings HC O’Connell will be hoping to flip the script on the ground in 2025Getty The likes of center Ryan Kelly and guard Will Fries have arrived, while starting tailback Aaron Jones has re-signed with a two-year, $20m contract. A backup running back has been signed in the form of Jordan Mason, and together, those four players combine for nearly half of the Vikings’ total free agency expenditures, according to ESPN. The move suggests Minnesota, who have had one of the least productive running games in recent years, are ready to flip the script with their ground game in 2025. And with 22-year-old McCarthy given the keys at quarterback, it will be interesting to see how far the Vikings can go next season. Rodgers, it seems, has been left on the outside looking in, and now might only be able to return to the league with the Steelers or Giants. And he has already risked upsetting a possible future teammate – Pittsburgh defensive tackle Cam Heyward – who is tired of waiting to find out who will quarterback his club in 2025. Rodgers’ drawn out decision has already frustrated other NFL stars, including Heyward, who will have a new QB in 2025Getty “I’d rather have it done. I don’t know what ends up happening,” he said on the latest episode of the Not Just Football with Cam Heyward podcast. “Ugh, I’m ready to move on from free agency.” Heyward was also asked what specifically his pitch to the four-time MVP would be, with the Giants also said to be interested in bringing in Rodgers. “I ain’t doing that darkness retreat. I don’t need any of that crap,” he said, referencing the QB’s well-publicized retreat before he joined the Jets two years ago. “Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t. That’s simple. That’s the pitch. “If you want me to recruit, that’s the recruiting pitch. Pittsburgh Steelers. If you want to be part of it, so be it. If you don’t, no skin off my back.” Stay up to date with the latest from across the NFL via our talkSPORT Facebook page, and subscribe to our Endzone YouTube channel for news, view and exclusive interviews as we build up to the NFL Draft in April
The Aaron Rodgers waiting game continues, but one team are said to have made a decision on the NFL veteran.
According to NFL insider Tom Pelissero, the Minnesota Vikings have committed to moving forward with J.J McCarthy as their starting quarterback next season.
The franchise are said to have rejected multiple trade calls for the former Michigan Wolverines prospect, who won a National Championship in college.
Pelissero’s report adds that Minnesota still plans to add some experience to the locker room, but that they’re not pursuing Rodgers at this time.
McCarthy now enters the offseason as QB1 for the Vikings.
With Minnesota out of the running for Rodgers, the veteran has one less landing spot for the 2025 campaign.
The 41-year-old still looking for a new team after being released by the New York Jets, and with the NFL Draft coming up next month, it looks likely he will join either the Pittsburgh Steelers or New York Giants.
Minnesota, who went 14-3 last season and reached the playoffs, were said to be Rodgers’ preferred destination over the Steelers and Giants, who finished 10-7 and 3-14 respectively in 2024.
But it seems there will be no space for the veteran signal caller, with the Vikings focusing their free agency attentions in other areas.
On top of their dalliance with Rodgers, the franchise kept very busy during the first wave of free agency.
They retained, acquired via trade or signed as free agents 14 players whose contracts combine for more than $300million.
In doing so, Minnesota have spent more money on players than any other team in the NFL so far.
The likes of center Ryan Kelly and guard Will Fries have arrived, while starting tailback Aaron Jones has re-signed with a two-year, $20m contract.
A backup running back has been signed in the form of Jordan Mason, and together, those four players combine for nearly half of the Vikings’ total free agency expenditures, according to ESPN.
The move suggests Minnesota, who have had one of the least productive running games in recent years, are ready to flip the script with their ground game in 2025.
And with 22-year-old McCarthy given the keys at quarterback, it will be interesting to see how far the Vikings can go next season.
Rodgers, it seems, has been left on the outside looking in, and now might only be able to return to the league with the Steelers or Giants.
And he has already risked upsetting a possible future teammate – Pittsburgh defensive tackle Cam Heyward – who is tired of waiting to find out who will quarterback his club in 2025.
“I’d rather have it done. I don’t know what ends up happening,” he said on the latest episode of the Not Just Football with Cam Heyward podcast.
“Ugh, I’m ready to move on from free agency.”
Heyward was also asked what specifically his pitch to the four-time MVP would be, with the Giants also said to be interested in bringing in Rodgers.
“I ain’t doing that darkness retreat. I don’t need any of that crap,” he said, referencing the QB’s well-publicized retreat before he joined the Jets two years ago.
“Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t. That’s simple. That’s the pitch.
“If you want me to recruit, that’s the recruiting pitch. Pittsburgh Steelers. If you want to be part of it, so be it. If you don’t, no skin off my back.”
Stay up to date with the latest from across the NFL via our talkSPORT Facebook page, and subscribe to our Endzone YouTube channel for news, view and exclusive interviews as we build up to the NFL Draft in April
