Standing in front of a sea of cameras more suited for the week ahead of a conference championship game rather than what Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin calls “football-lite” in June, the 41-year-old Rodgers made a compelling case that the coda he is trying to author in Pittsburgh is about something deeper.

As for where Rodgers goes right now, he is not taking any team reps, but Tomlin gave him a play script to follow. Rodgers says he knew offensive coordinator Arthur Smith through his relationship with Matt LaFleur, the Packers’ head coach who worked with Rodgers for four seasons.