NFL free agent Aaron Rodgers drawing interest from Broncos as veteran QB weighs future: report

Four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers signed a one-year woody with the Steelers past offseason. At 42, helium has not ruled retired a 2026 return, but the squad is waiting to spot what comes next.

The NFL's caller league twelvemonth kicked disconnected past week and the draught is conscionable weeks away. As the Steelers proceed done the offseason, a caller squad appears to beryllium entering the premix to onshore the seasoned quarterback.

The Denver Broncos are reportedly considering adding Rodgers to their roster, Pro Football Talk reported Wednesday. If Rodgers moves to Denver, helium would articulation a backmost country led by Bo Nix implicit the past 2 seasons.

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Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) passes successful the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Cleveland Browns successful Pittsburgh connected Oct. 12, 2025.  (Matt Freed/AP Photo)

Broncos caput manager Sean Payton could people a seasoned backmost arsenic helium looks to propulsion Denver past the AFC Championship and into NFL past books.

"Coach Sean Payton, who similar immoderate manager who has won a Super Bowl with 1 squad is keenly alert that nary manager has won a Super Bowl with 2 antithetic franchises, whitethorn beryllium tempted to rotation the dice connected a imaginable one-year upgrade (if Rodgers would genuinely beryllium an upgrade) successful bid to decorativeness the enactment the Broncos started successful 2025," the outlet reported. "For Payton, the anticipation of blazing a caller way for NFL coaches could beryllium the happening that gets him to Canton."

Aaron Rodgers stands successful the 11th tee container during the last circular of the American Century Championship astatine Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course connected July 13, 2025, successful Stateline, Nevada.  (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

Nix suffered an ankle wounded successful the AFC divisional playoff triumph implicit the Buffalo Bills. Jarrett Stidham took implicit for the AFC rubric game, which the Broncos yet mislaid to the New England Patriots.

While a timetable for Nix’s betterment remains unclear, helium continues to rehab and could beryllium cleared by grooming camp. Bringing successful a veteran, however, would springiness the Broncos much options.

Denver Broncos caput manager Sean Payton talks with backmost Bo Nix (10) during the 2nd fractional astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High connected Nov. 6, 2025 successful Denver, Colorado. (Isaiah J. Downing/Imagn Images)

Rodgers has not made an authoritative sojourn to the Broncos this offseason arsenic of Wednesday.

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Rodgers started successful 16 games past season, throwing 24 touchdowns. He helped the Steelers extremity a five-season AFC North part rubric drought. But Pittsburgh yet could not interruption its playoff windless streak, losing to the Houston Texans successful the wild-card round.

Former Ohio State standout Will Howard and NFL seasoned Mason Rudolph are acceptable to instrumentality to the Steelers backmost country successful 2026.

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