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Put Stephen A. Smith in the column of people who are not happy with the Pittsburgh Steelers re-signing Aaron Rodgers.
Pittsburgh made the re-signing of the 42-year-old quarterback official on Monday, and Rodgers, who led the Steelers to an unimpressive 2025 showing that led to another first-round exit in the playoffs, took part during the first day of OTAs.
It's safe to say there isn't much excitement about the move, with many believing the results will be the same, at best.
The ESPN talking head is one of those people.
"He's good enough to allow them to continue to be mediocre," Smith proclaimed. "You should be able to do a better job finding a quarterback than the Pittsburgh Steelers have done all of these years."
Smith's issue with the Steelers is one fans have had for years now.
Ever since the retirement of Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers have failed miserably at finding his successor.
The draft selection of Kenny Pickett was a bust, and guys like Mitchell Trubisky, Justin Fields and Russell Wilson have all come and failed as the starter.
The Steelers have tried to hedge their bet in finding a franchise quarterback over the last two drafts, with the team taking Will Howard in 2025 and Drew Allar in 2026.
But Howard didn't take a single snap last season and Allar is starting from the ground up. As long as Rodgers is healthy, we won't see either in 2026.
There is reason for some optimism with Rodgers and the Steelers, though.
The veteran signal-caller will have a much better situation at wide receiver than he had in 2025, with the Steelers acquiring Michael Pittman Jr. in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts.
That gives Rodgers a much better one-two punch at the position than he had in 2025, when it was DK Metcalf and basically nobody else.
Whether or not that makes a difference remains to be seen, but at least there's some semblance of hope that things will get better in Pittsburgh.
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