AARON Rodgers will NOT follow in Terry Bradshaw’s footsteps and wear his famous jersey number.
The 41-year-old quarterback has agreed a one-year deal to join the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Aaron Rodgers has agreed to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025[/caption]
Terry Bradshaw will not have to give up his No. 12 jersey[/caption]
Rodgers signed a $13.6 million contract with the team, ending months of speculation about his future.
Another potential issue that the Steelers faced was resolved in double-quick time.
Pittsburgh waited almost three months to sign Rodgers after his free agency visit in March.
But a key point of contention was resolved in a matter of hours.
Rodgers will not wear Bradshaw’s famous No. 12 jersey.
Fox NFL Sunday icon Bradshaw won four Super Bowls as Steelers quarterback.
His No. 12 jersey was unofficially retired.
Rodgers, meanwhile, wore the same number during his two decades at the Green Bay Packers.
But he will not be wearing that in Pittsburgh.
Rodgers will instead wear the No. 8 on his jersey.
It’s the same number he wore during his two years with the New York Jets.
And Rodgers also sported that number while in college at the University of California.
Punter Corliss Waitman previously occupied the No. 8 in Pittsburgh.
He will now instead wear the No. 3 and make way for Rodgers.
Bradshaw last week sounded off on the Steelers for waiting so long for the quarterback.
Rodgers wore the No. 8 at the New York Jets and in college[/caption]
“That’s a joke,” he said on 103.7 The Buzz in Arkansas about the Steelers’ pursuit of Rodgers.
“That to me is just a joke.
“What are you going to do? Bring him in for one year, are you kidding me?
“That guy needs to stay in California.
“Go somewhere and chew on bark and whisper to the gods out there.”
