Aaron Rodgers appears down to only one NFL team needing him after NFL Draft

While the football world was wrapped up in where Shedeur Sanders was going to go on day three of the NFL Draft ESPN s Adam Schefter dropped certain other quarterback news that is very considerable for a certain MVP free agent Aaron Rodgers remains without a company for the season as he hasn t made his decision on whom to play for One of those promising teams was the Minnesota Vikings given that J J McCarthy the band s first-round pick in didn t touch the field last season due to a season-ending injury However the front office has been adamant that McCarthy is the man for the job heading into this season but speculation about a promising Rodgers deal remained afloat CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMPerhaps that has officially come to an end after Schefter revealed during ESPN s broadcast of the draft that the Vikings had acquired Sam Howell from the Seattle Seahawks Howell later authenticated the business making a celebratory post on Instagram ESPN STAR OFFERS EXPLANATION FOLLOWING SHEDEUR SANDERS' NFL DRAFT TUMBLEIn return for Howell Minnesota sent its nd pick in the fifth round which the Seahawks used on defensive lineman Rylie Mills Two picks later Sanders was absolutely taken by the Cleveland Browns So where does that leave Rodgers for The Pittsburgh Steelers are still the frontrunner for his services and their draft mindset appeared to show that they still believe he has a good chance of signing When Pittsburgh passed on a quarterback in the first round electing to go with Oregon defensive tackle Derrick Harmon instead several were shocked The surprise only gained weight when the Steelers continued to select other positions of need for its roster other than quarterback on day two Certainly after Sanders was taken the Steelers selected Ohio State s Will Howard a Pennsylvania native in the sixth round Steelers owner Art Rooney II and head coach Mike Tomlin have both publicly shown interest in bringing in the four-time MVP quarterback to lead their offense after his failed tenure with the New York Jets That s certainly a possibility Tomlin declared to NFL Structure about getting a decision from Rodgers soon I m not going to forecast the ifs and whens regarding not only him but any other possible free agent We ve had really productive talks with him and I ve enjoyed having productive talks with him and getting to know him Ultimately it appears the decision is entirely Rodgers at this point Retirement much like it was when his time with the Green Bay Packers was clearly up before the campaign is still in the cards But the true options are down to really only one organization that could use his services for next season The Steelers did make things enticing for Rodgers too bringing in D K Metcalf in a transaction with the Seahawks to add to their offensive firepower which includes George Pickens Jaylen Warren Pat Freiermuth and rookie running back Kaleb Johnson out of Iowa Other than Howard the Steelers brought back Mason Rudolph and signed Skylar Thompson to fill out its quarterbacks room Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter