The discourse around Aaron Rodgers took a turn for the bizarre over the weekend when Fox Sports host Joy Taylor blasted the veteran quarterback for not showing up to the first day of the Pittsburgh Steelers' OTAs.
The only thing was—Rodgers isn't a member of the Steelers, yet. The 41-year-old is still a free agent at the moment and hasn't made a decision on where he'll play, or if he'll play, in 2025.
But Taylor appeared to already think Rodgers played for the Steelers as she tore into him for disrespecting the organization by playing hooky during OTAs.
"We're sitting around talking about Aaron Rodgers is not there on the first day of OTAs. Mandatory or not, where is your pride? Where is your dignity? Where is your respect for the game, where is your respect for the organization?" Taylor said on the Fox Sports show, Speak. "He's never played there before. He doesn't know any of his teammates. He doesn't know the streets to get to the facility. He doesn't know the doctors, he doesn't know the rehab crew... Why would you not be there?"
.@JoyTaylorTalks GOES IN on Aaron Rodgers for not showing up to the 1st day of OTAs for the Steelers! 😅 pic.twitter.com/NfplSrGKVt
— Speak (@SpeakOnFS1) May 27, 2025
The obvious answer to Taylor's seemingly rhetorical question is that Rodgers is not currently a quarterback for the Steelers, and therefore bears no loyalty or responsibilities to Coach Tomlin and the team. Fans were quick to point out this fact on social media:
Me - “Man I hope I did enough research for my podcast today. I don’t wanna accidentally say something wrong.”
— Brandon Carney (@BenchwarmerBran) May 28, 2025
Joy Taylor - *actually thinks Aaron Rodgers is on the Steelers and rants about it* https://t.co/6p7ggkK7tO
Would be weird for him to show up since he’s…not on the team https://t.co/TZ9ylF7GT6
— J (@jhill1065) May 29, 2025
I hate it when the guy we didn't hire doesn't show up for work. https://t.co/xMCogkvV10
— KJ The Fantasy Tech (@TheFFBtech) May 28, 2025
Because he doesn’t play for the Steelers…
— Sam Dekker (@dekker) May 28, 2025
thank u television experts for the elite coverage! https://t.co/rXhVzCD1qI
Joy went on to say she was aghast that Aaron Donald hasn’t attended OTAs for the Rams. https://t.co/nR7zAzMudI
— Mike Winchell (@mrmikewinch) May 29, 2025
Who wants to tell her? https://t.co/crtv75NZCK
— Ryan "The Cardinal" McC. ✍️🎧🎙️ (@WhoIsRyanMcC) May 28, 2025
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