The Pittsburgh Steelers are making moves. Signing Aaron Rodgers just isn't one of them (yet), despite team owner Art Rooney II claiming in March that the free agent quarterback was set to come aboard.

Pittsburgh dealt George Pickens and a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday in exchange for a third-round pick in 2026 and a fifth-rounder in 2027. Moving Pickens was a big blow to their wide receiver room, but the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 's Gerry Dulac doesn't think the trade will impact the team's pursuit of Aaron Rodgers.

As the Steelers wait for Aaron Rodgers to accept the open-ended invitation to become the team's starting quarterback for 2025, it has become more and more clear that the Steelers expect it to occur.