Aaron Rodgers Watches Kentucky Derby As He Weighs Nfl Future

Aaron Rodgers was spotted astatine nan Kentucky Derby connected Saturday evening arsenic nan NFL world awaited his determination connected whether he will motion pinch a squad for nan 2025 play aliases retire.

The NBC broadcast spotted Rodgers successful nan stands at Churchill Downs. The Louisville Courier-Journal besides spotted Rodgers astatine nan Barnstable Brown Derby Eve Gala pinch erstwhile Green Bay Packers players Davante Adams, Randall Cobb, Jimmy Graham, A.J. Hawk, Corey Linsley and Daivd Bakhtiari.

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Aaron Rodgers, Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, Jimmy Graham, AJ Hawk, Corey Linsley, David Bakhitari and much astatine Barnstable Brown Derby Eve Gala. (Ray Padilla / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

NBC broadcaster Mike Tirico was asked connected "Up & Adams" connected Friday whether he believes he has had his past accumulation gathering pinch Rodgers.

"I dream not," he said. "I deliberation his comments astir his individual life and those different things, benignant of encroaching connected nan abstraction of afloat dedication to shot aliases an denotation that it mightiness beryllium nan end. In my soul, I want to spot Aaron Rodgers successful Pittsburgh, because I ever deliberation [Mike Tomlin’s] teams person a chance to triumph almost each game. 

"And, to beryllium candid, since [Ben Roethlisberger] has not been there, that nan 1 play a crippled that nan backmost makes, that’s an unscripted play, that wasn’t covered Monday done Saturday, he needs personification to make that play, and Aaron showed, astatine nan extremity of past year, he tin still make that play.

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) spins nan shot connected his digit during warm-ups earlier a crippled against nan New England Patriots astatine MetLife Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

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"I would emotion to spot that matrimony of you don’t request to people 30 pinch nan Steelers – you request to people 22 aliases you request to people 19 – conscionable get america down to position for a game-winning section goal. I still deliberation he tin do that often capable wherever I’d for illustration to spot that matrimony happen. But arsenic we get, now, to May, my assurance successful that happening has diminished significantly."

The Steelers appear to beryllium nan only possibility for Rodgers to onshore arsenic nan Minnesota Vikings look to beryllium fresh to spell pinch J.J. McCarthy for nan 2025 season. The New York Jets moved connected from Rodgers successful nan winter.

Steelers proprietor Art Rooney II and caput coach Mike Tomlin person some publically shown liking successful bringing successful nan four-time MVP backmost to lead their discourtesy aft his grounded tenure pinch nan New York Jets. 

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) warms up earlier nan commencement of nan crippled against nan New England Patriots astatine Gillette Stadium. (David Butler II-Imagn Images)

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"That’s surely a possibility," Tomlin said to NFL Network astir getting a determination from Rodgers soon. "I’m not going to forecast nan ifs and whens regarding not only him, but immoderate different imaginable free agent. We’ve had really productive talks pinch him, and I’ve enjoyed having productive talks pinch him and getting to cognize him."

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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