Aaron Rodgers has been named one of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ captains ahead of his first season with the team, the Steelers announced Monday.
The Steelers hold a player vote to select their captains each season. Typically, the team chooses one offensive captain, two defensive captains and one special teams captain.
Rodgers was chosen by his teammates to be Pittsburgh’s lone offensive captain for 2025. It marks the the 15th time of his 20-year career he has been selected for the honor. The 41-year-old was previously chosen as a captain 12 times with the Green Bay Packers and in each of his two seasons with the New York Jets.
Rodgers’ selection comes just a few months after he originally signed a one-year contract to join the Steelers. The Super Bowl 45 winner’s teammates have spoken glowingly of him since his arrival.
‘The pen was writing ‘Aaron’ before I could even think,’ running back Jaylen Warren said of his decision to vote for Rodgers as a captain. ‘He’s a coach and a best friend all in one. You couldn’t ask for more.’
Pittsburgh has named a quarterback its offensive captain every year since 2008. That includes five different offensive captain quarterbacks over the last five seasons: Ben Roethlisberger (2021), Mitchell Trubisky (2022), Kenny Pickett (2023), Russell Wilson (2024) and Rodgers (2025).
The last time the Steelers didn’t choose a quarterback as their offensive captain was when Hines Ward was selected for the role in 2007.
Rodgers will share the Steelers’ 2025 captaincy with two defensive players and one special teamer. Perennial All-Pro defensive linemen Cameron Heyward and T.J. Watt will lead Pittsburgh defense while veteran special teams ace Miles Killebrew will be in charge of his unit.