Steelers teammates explain why they voted ‘best friend’ Aaron Rodgers as team captain
After months of positive criticism, it is normal that the first summer of Aaron Rodgers (and the last?) While the quarter-back starting from the Steelers has mainly ended with him being appointed team captain. Rodgers, who will be captain this season for the 15th time in his career, will share this title this season with the teammates TJ Watt, Cameron Heyward and Miles Killebrew.
Rodgers being appointed team captain is not terribly surprising, given that each of the three-quarters of Pittsburgh departure during the post-Ben Roethlisberger era also received this title by their teammates. That said, the reasons for the name of Rodgers named Captain were nevertheless notable. It seems that the Captain of Rodgers concerns less his title or his past and more on what he has given to the team since the song with Pittsburgh.
“The pen wrote to Aaron before I even think about what I was going to write,” said Jaylen Warren, who, the Labor Day To receive a contract extension. “Just very transparent. He also has a lot of character. He is a coach and a best friend in one. You could not ask for more than a quarter.”
The instant impact of Rodgers on the Pittsburgh offensive has been well documented. The impact he has on the defense of Pittsburgh should not however be neglected.
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“The looks are starting to piss me off a bit,” recently joked Uyward’s Podcast. “He’s just intelligent. He calls our pieces. He talks about our game because he makes game calls for the line, for wide receivers. It’s just a whole bunch of things that is going on. It will test your drops, so your blanket.
It is easy to forget that many were initially skeptical about the arrival of Rodgers to Pittsburgh. Among The first skeptics The Steelers began a strong Safety of the Elliott. Elliott, however, has changed his air concerning Rodgers according to what his experience has so far been with the 41-year-old quarter.
“He has completely proven me wrong,” said Elliott on Heyward’s Pod. “Large person, a great football player. Now everyone knows that he is a football player. You know, he is the temple player of fame, but the way he made it easier for everyone to welcome him with open arms when he entered the building.”
Elliott specifically highlighted something that Rodgers did shortly after joining the Steelers. Before the first practice of Pittsburgh Minicamp, Rodgers felt obliged To speak to his new teammates. His speech that day clearly had its desired impact.
“We had this meeting, and he was like” hey, my brother, I understand that I was probably a distraction at the time, but I am there. I am locked up with you “”, Elliott reminded the team. “I appreciate him to have done it, and I could simply say that he was himself. And I appreciate someone who will always be himself.
“I respect him as a man. We are talking all the time. I am delighted to see what he does for us. I have never seen someone manipulating a defense as he manipulates a defense, like looks, the placement of the ball, the cadence. He is different. He makes us better. I know for a fact that we are going to be a better defense because of him.”
