Retired Steelers Receiver Flirts With Return If Aaron Rodgers Stays

Key Highlights

• Reuniting the two parties is said not to have played a factor in the Steelers’ ownership’s decision to hire McCarthy.
• However, it is also believed to be a positive step in getting Rodgers back to Acrisure Stadium for one more season. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementShould Rodgers decide to stay, retired wide receiver Adam Thielen told “Pardon My Take” that he might just stay too.“I think my wife hopes (Rodgers) retires because if he doesn’t, I might come out of retirement,” Thielen said.
• “He can still do it for sure.
• I think for him, it’ll come down to whether he wants to or not.
• He can definitely do it.“Being around him, just seeing how he operated, how he practiced… that’s why these guys have success.”Thielen called it quits after the Steelers wild-card loss to the Houston Texans, marking the end of his 13-year NFL career. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe finished his career with 704 receptions in 178 career games.