It took a while, but the Pittsburgh Steelers have finally completed their quest to land Aaron Rodgers. Earlier this week, the veteran quarterback reportedly inked a one-year deal to join the Pennsylvania-based franchise. Although the move was expected, it still came with a lot of critical comments and discussion. Former Dallas Cowboys star Dez Bryant made a handful of comments of his own on the move.
First, Bryant came off as critical. When the former Pro Bowl wideout came across a post on X that suggested the signing of Rodgers was ironic, considering the Steelers just moved off of George Pickens for reportedly causing issues behind the scenes, Bryant came in agreement to defend the new Cowboys wideout.
However, the former Cowboys star doesn't believe the Rodgers-Steelers pairing is a bad one. In fact, Bryant took to social media to confidently state that he believes Rodgers will find success with the Steelers.
"I think Aaron Rodgers is going to ball in Pittsburgh," Bryant wrote on X.
When one fan questioned Bryant's sentiment, the former wide receiver explained his belief.
"I think Aaron Rodgers will have success because he's going to be able to implement the things he's comfortable with and control the offense the way he wants," Bryant said. Some more pushback was added from the fans.
What was different with the New York Jets? Rodgers had a lot of say in what went on in New York, and even convinced the team to bring some familiar faces from his Green Bay Packers days in the building to help him out. Yet, the results weren't ideal. In Bryant's eyes, it was less of a Rodgers problem.
"The Jets football culture has been trash for the last two decades," the former Cowboy claimed.
For what it's worth, Bryant believes that Rodgers' exit will give the Jets some much-needed fresh air.
"I am really looking forward to the Jets this year," Bryant added. "Everything feels recharged over there. I'm also looking forward to Justin Fields finally getting a real shot to show he's a top-tier QB."
The 2025 NFL season will be make-or-break for the 41-year-old Rodgers at this point in his career. It's unclear how many more seasons he plans to play, but another struggle-filled year with the Steelers would certainly shy every other quarterback-needy team away from him moving forward after he struggled to uplift the Jets over the past two years.
Pittsburgh will soon see if Bryant's analysis is right.
