As Mike McCarthy takes over as head coach of the Steelers, he wants Aaron Rodgers to return as the team's quarterback

During an interview with Adam Schein of Mad Dog Sports Radio, Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy echoed team president Art Rooney II‘s stance on the Steelers placing the seldomly-used UFA tender on quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the more complicated franchises in the NFL when it comes to the team's current quarterback situation. The organization

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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy says that placing the UFA tender on quarterback Aaron Rodgers was nothing to read into, citing it as a business transaction. McCarthy was interviewed by Mark Madden on 105.

If Rodgers comes back, the Steelers will have a crowded quarterback room.

Using the tender ensures that Pittsburgh will receive a compensatory draft pick if Rodgers signs with another team before July 22 or the first day of the club's training camp, whichever comes later.