Overview

• Rodgers used his appearance on The Pat McAfee Show to rebuke Tomlin critics, calling any hate or disrespect “complete and utter b*******.”
• He praised Tomlin’s leadership and said their first offseason calls felt like talking to a friend, not a coach.
• Tomlin returned the favor by lauding Rodgers’s love for football and his knack for extending plays without breakdowns.
• Training camp repetitions have seen Rodgers’s improvisational style frustrate defenders like T.J. Watt while energizing Pittsburgh’s new-look offense.
• The pair now face the task of integrating Rodgers behind a young offensive line and ending the Steelers’ nine-year playoff win drought.