Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Sunday that his team hasn't given free-agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers a deadline to decide his future.
"I don't know that we've approached it from a deadline perspective. Certainly, as I mentioned, you'd like to have settled circumstances. But deadlines don't often bring that to a head," Tomlin added, according to Mike DeFabo of The Athletic.
Rodgers, 41, met with the Steelers on March 21, but it remains unclear whether the two sides will reach an agreement. Pittsburgh has yet to add an established starting quarterback for the 2025 season, and Rodgers is the top remaining passer available.
Despite his Steelers visit, Rodgers hasn't publicly committed to playing next season after being released by the New York Jets earlier this year.
"I wanted to know him better, things that he values as a player and as a man and what he might be looking for with his next stop," Tomlin said about his meeting with Rodgers, according to Joe Rutter of TribLIVE.com.
Tomlin also downplayed a potential contingency plan if Pittsburgh doesn't land the four-time NFL MVP.
"I don't know if we are identifying anything as Plan A, Plan B, or Plan C," he said, per DeFabo. "We're just simply looking at the field of available people, whether it's free agency or the draft and making decisions and gathering information accordingly."
Mason Rudolph currently headlines the Steelers' QB depth chart after signing a two-year contract to reunite with the club this offseason.
Pittsburgh could also draft a quarterback next month. The Steelers, who own the 21st overall pick, hosted Tyler Shough on a top-30 visit March 6 and have an April top-30 meeting scheduled with Jaxson Dart, according to DeFabo.
