Mark Sanchez Thinks Aaron Rodgers Is A Strong Fit For Pittsburgh | 6/19/25

NFL on FOX analyst Mark Sanchez joins the Dan Patrick Show and explains why he thinks Aaron Rodgers is a strong fit for the Pittsburgh Steelers

for the Steelers shoot um it’s it’s such a unique situation right because they’re um they’re this bluecollar organization everything’s inhouse you know they they they they keep everything tight and they rarely go poach a superstar and add them to what they have going on it’s different you guys are talking about the sale of the Lakers and stuff well the Lakers are known to go grab a superstar and bring him under the Lakers banner and they’re still one of the most iconic brands around the world shhatil O’Neal um you know these different players that they brought LeBron James um they made their name somewhere else so Aaron Rogers made his name somewhere else in a bluecollar city in Green Bay and then kind of outgrew that relationship I guess right they kind of parted mutually whatever goes to New York doesn’t work out perfectly tough media market and now he’s got to kind of be in this bluecollar town the only thing that bridges that gap because everybody’s so scared about that because there’s no numbers right now right nobody’s producing anything right now there’s no games so everybody’s just speculating like well can he fit in can he fit in culture fit culture fit he’s too counter culture he’s not one of us he’s not a Steeler you know and there’s a us versus them mentality when you’re with the Steelers look at the terrible towels look at all that right so they have that culture the only thing that bridges that gap is his production and if he produces the way he produced last year the last 10 games he was on a heater he single-handedly basically kept the Jets playoff hopes alive they lost about going back and watching some of their games they lost about three games just to special teams alone just field goal kicking specifically alone so those three games at the end of the year I mean I’m not like the president of Aaron Rogers fan club or anything but damn dude the guy played his ass off he threw for like 3,900 yards or just near uh whatever it was 28 touchdowns 11 picks the last 10 weeks was 18 touchdowns four picks i mean put it this way the Vikings would give if you could tell the Vikings right now JJ McCarthy is gonna have Aaron Rogers statline from last year 100% they would sign that deal in blood immediately immediately so I mean listen the guy did all that at 41 years old coming off of an Achilles with a defense that they thought was better and didn’t quite pan out a special teams that was rough you know to be nice about it i don’t I don’t dislike the move i think it’s I think it’s probably the right spot you’re always going to get a team that’s that’s tough hard-nosed bluecollar and they’re going to put you in good situations they’re going to handle all the media stuff they can handle some of the stuff you know yeah Aaron might say something here or there okay he’s a little different he’s not your average you know uh your candid line hey we got to bring our agame and we didn’t do that today that’s not his interview okay fine so what I think the culture of that place and his production most importantly can can bridge that gap and they can be successful yeah i think people have a problem with the person and not the player and that’s where I I always say to people you may not like that person but do you like the player because that’s that’s the bottom line the great equalizer is when you get on the field what can you do it’s like you know you may not like Shador Sanders personality but if he can play when he gets on the field that’s all that matters yes production breeds tolerance yes winning cures warts like that’s what happened that people allow a lot if their teams win