Aaron Rodgers Is Hiding True Feelings as Mike Tomlin Addresses Justin Fields’ Steelers Exit

They used to be on opposite tracks. Aaron Rodgers, tossed aside by the Jets in what felt like a cold exit. Justin Fields, stuck in Pittsburgh last season, was fighting for snaps behind a shifting depth chart. Now the NFL schedule has flipped it all on its head – Rodgers in black and gold, Fields in green and white, and Week 1 gives them a stage against their old homes. That’s about as awkward as it gets.

Mike Tomlin knows the weight of it, even if he plays it off. There’s an acknowledgement: Rodgers may keep something tucked away for the Jets. A wrinkle. A move. Maybe even a play the Steelers haven’t shown. Tomlin didn’t spell it out, but he sure sounded like he expected it. Asked about whether he has a sense on what the game means to Rodgers & playing his old team, Tomlin said: “I don’t, because he’s just been doing it so long. I’m sure he’s capable of compartmentalizing that. If it means anything to him more than a normal game, he probably wouldn’t tell you. And so we’re gonna go play football.”

Mike Tomlin on having a sense for what game means to Aaron Rodgers & playing his old team:

“I don’t, because he’s just been doing it so long. I’m sure he’s capable of compartmentalizing that. If it means anything to him more than a normal game, he probably wouldn’t tell you. And…

— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) September 2, 2025

The same coach also addressed parting ways with Fields. That stung, too. “You know, it’s free agency. It was not only our decision, it was his decision, and so it was mutual. There’s a lot of moving parts in free agency,” Tomlin said.

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