Steelers Considering QB Options While Waiting On Aaron Rodgers

The Pittsburgh Steelers will continue to evaluate their potential options at quarterback as they wait on a potential decision from Aaron Rodgers. The Steelers have lost both Justin Fields and Russell Wilson this offseason. 

"We're still evaluating the acquisition of a guy at the position, whether it's free agency and/or the draft, and so we're doing our due diligence communicating with some free agents. Also preparing for the draft," Mike Tomlin said from the NFL's annual league meeting in his first public comments since a season-ending news conference in January.

"We're optimistic about the room that we're constructing. Obviously, we're excited about having Mason Rudolph back.

"But certainly we're going to continue to explore all our options in terms of rounding that room out."

Rodgers visited the Steelers for nearly six hours on March 21.

"It's been reported that he spent a day with us, and it was a really good day," Tomlin said. "Specifically, he and I obviously have known of each other for some time, and so it was really good to spend some time together, man, and get to know each other more intimately, but it is free agency. It is a process. I have nothing of any more significance to add other than that."

Tomlin said there wasn't an internal Steelers deadline to resolve the situation with Rodgers.

"Not to my knowledge," he said. "I don't know that we've approached it from a deadline perspective. Certainly, as I mentioned, you'd like to have settled circumstances, but deadlines don't often bring that to a head."

Tomlin was asked if the Steelers have a Plan B if Rodgers decides not to sign with them.

"I don't know if we are identifying anything as Plan A, Plan B or Plan C," he said. "We're just simply looking at the field of available people, whether it's free agency or the draft and making decisions and gathering information accordingly."