The Aaron Rodgers waiting game appears to have an end in sight. But, if you asked Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, the four-time MVP should delay the signing even longer — to help the Steelers receive the best 2025 schedule possible.

Last year, the NFL gave Aaron Rodgers and the Jets a slew of early-season prime-time and short-week games because, as NFL V.P. of broadcast planning Mike North candidly admitted, "I feel like the Jets kind of owe us one.

The Pittsburgh depth chart is currently led by Mason Rudolph following the free agency departures of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields and the indecision of free agent Aaron Rodgers. The team added to its quarterback depth chart last week, however, by drafting former Ohio State signal-caller Will Howard in the sixth round.