Aaron Rodgers shrugs off opening Steelers training camp with a pick: 'I'm gonna throw some touchdowns, too'
Aaron Rodgers kicked off his tenure in Pittsburgh with an interception on his first pass in the Steelers first crew period on Thursday But the veteran NFL quarterback isn t viewing it as a bad omen It s good to get that out the way Rodgers explained reporters with a smile during the crew s post-practice media availability Anybody that s watched me practice over the years you know you like to try certain throws at certain times anybody that s watched me in the games knows I ve been pretty stellar taking care of the football over the years CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEW COMRodgers signed with the Steelers last month after a disappointing two-year stint with the New York Jets Injury hampered the four-time league MVPs hopes of bringing the Lombardi Trophy back to New York and his second season didn t fare any better But one bad pass won t make or break the season Rodgers mentioned Thursday admitting that pick certainly won t be the only one fans see this season There s going to be picks for sure I m going to try to fit certain things in you gotta deal with certain sweat on the ball from time to time So it s going to be a good challenge for me throwing in this heat every single day I look forward to it but I'm gonna throw selected picks but I'm gonna throw chosen touchdowns too STEELERS' AARON RODGERS SAYS HE'S 'PRETTY SURE' THIS SEASON WILL BE HIS FINAL ONERodgers was every bit confident in his ability to turn the Jets organization around after he joined the association in He has seemingly maintained that optimism in Pittsburgh despite how things ended in New York I think that there's really only six to eight that really have a legitimate chance at winning the Super Bowl Rodgers declared Sometimes it's to and there's teams that surprise you but I would say on paper we're likely one of those to Rodgers threw for yards touchdowns and interceptions in games last season The Associated Press contributed to this statement Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
