Aaron Rodgers is making his debut with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday and it's a special one, as he's facing his former team, the New York Jets, at MetLife Stadium.
Rodgers spent the past two seasons with the Jets, who had hope the veteran quarterback would turn them into contenders. Instead, he missed just about all of his first year with an Achilles injury and then couldn't lead them to the playoffs in his second year.
The Jets and Rodgers parted ways after the 2024 season and the 41-year-old later signed with the Steelers.
Rodgers heard a lot of boos from Jets fans while running out onto the field for his first series with the Steelers:
Aaron Rodgers received boo’s from the Jets fans coming out for his first play as a Steeler 🤯
— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) September 7, 2025
He got sacked on his first play as a Steeler as well, not the greatest start.
Damn. pic.twitter.com/uXmKqIjt4w
Rodgers got the last laugh on that opening drive as he threw his first touchdown pass of the season to give the Steelers an early 7-3 lead on the road.
Aaron Rodgers to Ben Skowronek for a Steelers TD!
— NFL (@NFL) September 7, 2025
PITvsNYJ on CBS/Paramount+https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/QV0Sm3q3Qv
We'll have to wait and see if Rodgers is able to lead his new team to a win, but that was a pretty good start for the QB, despite all those boos he heard.
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