Four-time NFL MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers has joined the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year deal, according to US reports.

Rodgers’ future had been up in the air since he split with the New York Jets at the end of last season, with retirement having appeared a serious possibility for the 41-year-old.

However, according to the NFL website, Rodgers, who played 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers and won a Super Bowl in 2011, has now agreed a one-year deal to play for the Steelers.

The Steelers were the NFL team in greatest need of a quarterback and open the 2025 season against Rodgers’ former team at the New York Jets on September 7.

Rodgers will likely start opposite Pittsburgh’s Week 1 starter last season, Justin Fields, who joined the Jets in free agency.

Before Rodgers’ long-expected agreement, Mason Rudolph was the presumed starter for the Steelers. Rudolph returned to the Steelers after one season with the Tennessee Titans.

Pittsburgh moved on from Russell Wilson, who replaced Fields seven games into the 2024 regular season and is also projected to start next season in New York as a member of the Giants.

Rodgers comes to Pittsburgh after two disappointing seasons with the Jets. He suffered a season-ending torn Achilles on the fourth play of the 2023 season, his first with Gang Green, and the Jets went 5-12 behind Rodgers in 2024, causing the franchise to clean house.

The 10-time Pro Bowler who won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in 2011 had also been linked to Green Bay’s division rival, the Minnesota Vikings, who instead will move forward with J.J. McCarthy under center.