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The Pomp And Joe Show

Is Aaron Rodgers announcing his return today?

04 Mar 2026

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Chapter 1: What time is Aaron Rodgers appearing on The Pat McAfee Show?

0.031 - 17.477 Pomp

Well, well, well, the big boy stayed over. He's still here because during the break he got a little notification or saw on social media that the man he works for, Pat McAfee, will be hosting Aaron Rodgers on the show today. It's an Aaron Rodgers Wednesday.

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17.497 - 22.564 Mark Kaboly

So he's out of the four days of darkness. He's back in the light and the spotlight that comes with that program.

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22.625 - 33.4 Pomp

What happens? Do you have any insights on this? Is he going to say he's coming back or retiring or either? I can speculate, but I have no idea. That's what we do. It's all we're left to do when we don't know.

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33.58 - 42.092 Joe

I mean, you're looking at what? What's today? Wednesday? So I find it hard to believe he'd come on and say anything definitive one way or another.

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Chapter 2: What are the expectations for Aaron Rodgers' announcement?

42.472 - 43.534 Joe

Then why does he want to come on?

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43.574 - 48.06 Pomp

That's a good question. Schefter said this is the week he's going to say it. Now suddenly he's on the McAfee show.

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48.209 - 52.876 Joe

I mean, I don't think he would go on there to say, I'm done, I'm retiring. Do you, Bob?

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52.896 - 58.163 Mark Kaboly

I don't think so. He could be. I mean, maybe he's already informed the Steelers since we don't know and everything's been, you know.

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58.404 - 62.85 Joe

Could you imagine that? The Steelers would have to tune in and, hey, what's on McAfee?

63.03 - 66.415 Mark Kaboly

Oh, Aaron's on. What? He's not coming back? I think he would have told them in advance.

Chapter 3: Why do some believe Rodgers won't announce he's open to other teams?

66.455 - 79.237 Mark Kaboly

Then, you know, I don't know. Maybe he's just not going to say anything. Does this mean he's on the payroll again? I mean, Steelers? No, McAfee. I don't think so. So it's a one-time thing?

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79.257 - 89.573 Joe

I have no idea. I've never even inquired about what happened last year. Can you text McAfee and ask? He's on the air. I text you and you get back to me six days later.

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89.823 - 94.931 Pomp

Well, that's different. All right, so what's our prediction then? What's going to happen on this show today?

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Chapter 4: What speculation surrounds Aaron Rodgers' potential retirement?

94.971 - 96.413 Pomp

I say he says he's coming back.

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96.673 - 105.447 Mark Kaboly

I would say if he doesn't say he's going to retire, then he's going to not answer much and just say, hey, I'm working through it. It's that time of the year. I've got to make a decision soon. The Steelers are giving me leeway.

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106.108 - 107.069 Pomp

What time is he going on?

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107.229 - 110.094 Joe

I think 2 o'clock, a little after 2. Of course he is.

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110.154 - 111.796 Pomp

That's when the PM show goes on.

112.337 - 115.943 Joe

That's going to be on YouTube only. It's not on ESPN.

116.844 - 116.944

Yeah.

117.262 - 120.086 Pomp

This has suddenly gotten interesting, hasn't it, Bob?

120.186 - 122.288 Joe

Yeah, the timing of it's interesting, very interesting.

Chapter 5: How does the timing of the announcement affect public perception?

123.27 - 140.852 Mark Kaboly

But again, I would prefer, I mean, he's going to do what he's got to do, but if he has any announcement concerning the Steelers, he should do it over at the Steelers facility so everyone here can be part of it, I think. Why? That's just the way I think it should be handled. Because if not, he does it there, then guess what?

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141.252 - 151.257 Mark Kaboly

Sooner or later, all the people are going to ask, get him here, whatever the announcement is, you're going to do it anyway. Unless he's getting paid, and the last time it looked like he got paid a million dollars for that year.

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151.277 - 155.784 Pomp

Well, it's not like a 20-year Steeler would be retiring. What do you mean? They'd have a send-off news conference?

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155.964 - 161.471 Mark Kaboly

Yeah, he's a quarterback, right? That carries with it, and he's a big key to this coming season, one way or the other.

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161.512 - 167.119 Joe

What if I'm just playing it coy right down the middle, but it has like a little grin on his face?

167.139 - 170.043 Mark Kaboly

Like, yeah. Yeah, he may do that. That seems like he's been out of it.

Chapter 6: What implications does Rodgers' return have for the Steelers?

170.063 - 171.225 Pomp

I think he's going to say something.

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171.606 - 171.906 Mark Kaboly

Hmm?

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172.139 - 185.068 Pomp

I can't help but remember that Schefter just said expect an announcement next week. Did he not say that, Limits? Am I accurate there? No, you're accurate with that, yeah. So now Sun leaves on McAfee, I'm expecting an announcement. Me too.

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186.213 - 188.756 Mark Kaboly

And you expect him to say, I'm coming back for one more year?

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188.776 - 197.186 Pomp

I think I have obviously no knowledge of it. What if he says, I'm going to play this year, but I don't know for who? Then all of a sudden I'll start thinking Vikings.

198.007 - 198.908 Joe

He wouldn't go on the show then.

198.928 - 199.789 Mark Kaboly

I don't think he would do that.

199.989 - 201.03 Joe

He wouldn't go on the show then.

Chapter 7: What are the financial aspects of Aaron Rodgers' potential contract?

201.05 - 207.098 Mark Kaboly

I think if anything, he's going to say, I'm back, or I'm retired, or he won't say anything. He'll just leave it alive.

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207.118 - 213.725 Pomp

Wait, so it's an impossibility that he'll say, I want to play this year, but I don't know where yet? That's off the table?

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213.946 - 217.711 Mark Kaboly

I think so. I don't think he'd do that either, not on this format.

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218.933 - 224.902 Joe

You know, now I think about it, there has to be some kind of definitive statement because then why would you choose to pick this?

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224.922 - 231.753 Mark Kaboly

Let me ask you something. Was it him who contacted them? I would assume. So if he contacted them, then he'd have something that he wants to say.

231.873 - 239.845 Joe

I mean, even if they did contact him, Bob, it doesn't mean that he would say, yes, I'm coming on now. He'd be like, no, I'll talk to you next week, next month.

240.517 - 242.619 Pomp

You know, he's got something to say, doesn't he?

243.02 - 244.842 Joe

That's almost I would assume that.

Chapter 8: How could the Steelers approach their quarterback situation if Rodgers leaves?

244.882 - 254.292 Pomp

But every time we think that the interesting thing is you think he's going to say he's coming back. Bob, if he had to guess, would say he's going to retire. That's very interesting to me.

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254.653 - 260.299 Mark Kaboly

I don't know. I think it'll be interesting if you want people to watch. They're going to certainly get a lot of eyeballs on that YouTube feed.

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260.419 - 264.504 Joe

Yes. Yes. Hmm. What do you think?

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264.684 - 267.587 Mark Kaboly

I think he's coming back. You think he'll announce it this way?

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270.031 - 280.529 Joe

I know one thing, they have to ask him and press him, and they will. If not, they will get ripped for letting him slide by. So that's not going to be an issue.

280.93 - 289.484 Mark Kaboly

But let me ask you this. Going back to last year when he was with Pittsburgh, wasn't it made clear to him by them that they didn't want him on that show? I don't think so. You don't think so?

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I don't think so.

290.045 - 292.048 Mark Kaboly

Because he did it while playing for the Jets.

292.068 - 305.627 Joe

I think that was, if I'm a guessing person here, I don't think the Steelers knew. I don't think the Steelers cared. I think if he wanted to go on, he could have went on, but I don't think it was purely speculative.

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