Steelers GM Omar Khan open to Aaron Rodgers staying in Pittsburgh longer than one year: 'He's a young 41'

 Aaron Rodgers is 41 years old. He's entering his 21st NFL season. The four-time league MVP said on "The Pat McAfee Show" last month that he's "pretty sure" 2025 will also be his final season. At the time, Rodgers said he didn't ask Pittsburgh for more than one season, hence the one-year deal he signed ahead of Steelers minicamp.

But recently extended Steelers general manager Omar Khan said Friday on "The Rich Eisen Show" that he'd be open to Rodgers staying in Pittsburgh longer than just one season.

Eisen asked, "Do you envision any scenario in which this could be a longer stay in Pittsburgh, if [Rodgers is] so inclined?"

Khan replied: "Obviously, we have to see how the season goes, but absolutely. He's a young 41, and we're obviously taking it year-by-year, and that's where we're at.

"But we're obviously not closing the door on anything."

While earning 10 Pro Bowl nods and a Super Bowl ring, Rodgers spent the first 18 seasons of his Hall of Fame-caliber career with the Green Bay Packers, who drafted him No. 24 overall in 2005. It looked like he'd end his illustrious NFL playing days in New York, but his two-year stint with the Jets didn't go according to plan.

Rodgers tore his Achilles on the Jets' fourth snap of the 2023 season, which he then missed while recovering from the heartbreaking injury. Last season, he posted a 28:11 touchdown-to-interception ratio and threw for 3,897 yards while completing 63% of his passes. But his 90.5 passer rating was just below the 92.3 league average and far below his 102.6 career average. His 6.7 yards per attempt were the fewest he had averaged in a season since 2015.

His return and subsequent durability at his age last season were impressive. His team's record was not; the Jets finished 5-12 and didn't sniff the playoffs.

There was a long wait this offseason to see if Rodgers would come back for another NFL season, either with the Jets or with another franchise.

Eisen asked Khan how he remained so patient for Rodgers to make a decision.

"Somebody asked me about that the other day, and I can say we don't really view our patience as a weakness," Khan said Friday. "I view it as a strength. And we had some conversations, and we were engaged with him and just felt really good about our chances. And we went through the evaluation process early and felt like he was going to be the right guy for us if we could land the plane. ... He did a great job of communicating with us. I don't know what the narrative was out there."

That's when Eisen cut Khan off. Eisen asked for the fourth-year Steelers GM to clarify what he meant by Rodgers' "great job of communicating." Eisen asked if Rodgers was reaching out to the organization.

"It's just open dialogue," said Khan, who was working in the Steelers' football operations and player personnel department when they won two Super Bowls in the 2000s.

"We knew where he stood, what was going on with him. And he knew where we were, and it just felt really comfortable with the process."

Rodgers took what longtime Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin called a "productive" visit on March 28. At the spring owners meetings the next week, team president Art Rooney II was asked if Rodgers would sign with the team, and Rooney indicated Pittsburgh was on that trajectory.

In mid-April, though, Rodgers went on the "Pat McAfee Show" and mentioned that retirement could still be a possibility while noting that he wanted to focus on his personal life at that time.

The Steelers waited until the sixth round to draft a quarterback — Ohio State's Will Howard — and ultimately came to an agreement with Rodgers in June.

Rodgers is hard to read and has been for quite some time. Whether he plays beyond this year is anyone's guess. But Khan is open to the idea. He, of course, wants to see how this season goes first.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers bringing back original 1976 white road uniforms to celebrate franchise's 50th NFL season

 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are bringing back an iconic look for their home opener during Week 3 against the New York Jets, the team announced Tuesday.

To celebrate the franchise's 50th NFL season, the Buccaneers will don their original 1976 uniform, featuring white jerseys, helmets and pants with orange and red stripes.

These uniforms were worn for just the Buccaneers' inaugural NFL season in 1976. The full orange Creamsicle design has been used multiple times since 2009, but this will be the first time these white uniforms will have been worn in 50 years.

The 2025 uniforms will have a special Creamsicle 50th season patch as well as "Hey! Hey! Tampa Bay!" stitched inside the jersey collar — a nod to the Buccaneers' 1979 fight song.

"The '76 Jersey represents a piece of Buccaneers history and serves as a tribute to the generations of fans and players who shaped this franchise," said Buccaneers chief operating officer Brian Ford in a statement. "As we launch into our 50th season, we're proud to reintroduce The '76 Jersey and the tradition it embodies. It is a reminder that every Buccaneers fan, from the originals to the newest generation, is part of an evolving story that started in 1976 and continues being written today."

Tampa started off well as a franchise in 1976 by drafting future Pro Football Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon with the first overall pick. Selmon joined a roster that saw Steve Spurrier start 12 games at quarterback. Louis Carter led the team in rushing with 521 yards, and Morris Owens and J.K. McKay were the top two receivers with over 300 receiving yards each.

While 1976 was memorable as the Buccaneers' first season, it was forgettable on the field. The team went 0-14 and was shut out five times. The winless start was the beginning of an 0-26 run over its first two years in the league.

From route cues to toilet flushing, Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf are getting to know each other quickly at Steelers camp

 LATROBE, Pa. — DK Metcalf was setting up a PlayStation in his training camp dorm room on Tuesday when he heard the knock.

The Pittsburgh Steelers receiver headed to open his bedroom door, figuring he had his own quarters at the Steelers’ Saint Vincent College outpost. Instead, the bathroom door opened … and in walked Aaron Rodgers.

“He popped out of the corner,” Metcalf said.

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The pair of Steelers’ star offseason acquisitions are eager to build chemistry and establish rapport. And head coach Mike Tomlin has given them another route to strengthen their communication: by sharing a bathroom for the next month.

Rodgers leaned into that communication early when he realized the flushing mechanism on their shared toilet was, well, not quiet.

“The toilet is super loud,” Metcalf told Yahoo Sports on Thursday. “So he was like, ‘Yeah, at night, if we got to piss, just don’t flush the toilet.’ I was like, ‘All right, bet.’”

The nightly urge indeed overcame Metcalf around 9:30 Wednesday night so the receiver texted his quarterback to ask: “You asleep yet?”

Rodgers confirmed he was awake.

“All right, bet,” Metcalf texted back, “I’m about to flush the toilet.”

And flush he did.

The Steelers hope that Rodgers and Metcalf’s rapport will grow not just in their daily routines but also into a consistent problem for defenses. Pittsburgh looks to Rodgers and Metcalf as part of the recipe to winning a playoff game for the first time in nine years and a Super Bowl for the first in 17.

Rodgers believes the bonding in the lunchroom and at snack time, in hot afternoon practices and meetings, are key to taking them all the way.

“Most of the 32 teams would probably say something to that accord at this time of the year, but I think there’s really only six to eight that have a legitimate chance,” Rodgers said. “Sometimes it’s 10 to 12, and there’s teams that surprise you.

“I would say on paper, we’re probably one of those 10 to 12.”

Even on interception, Rodgers and Metcalf learning

During the first throw of team drills in Wednesday’s inaugural practice, the Steelers' defense looked more ready to jump off paper than its offense.

Metcalf lined up to Rodgers’ left alongside running back Jaylen Warren, raising the antennae of linebacker Patrick Queen. But Rodgers wanted to test Metcalf one-on-one on the hitch against a Cover 3 defense. So the quarterback threw it — and Queen intercepted it.

Steelers defenders and fans erupted, a splash play landing earlier in camp practice than perhaps expected.

Rodgers, entering Year 21, wasn’t fazed.

“It’s good to get that out of the way,” he said. “Anybody that’s watched me practice over the years, you like to try certain throws at certain times. And anybody that’s watched me in games knows I’ve been pretty stellar taking care of the football over the years.

“I’m going to try to fit certain things in. You got to deal with some sweat on the ball from time to time, so it’s going to be a good challenge.

“I’m going to throw some picks. But I’m going to throw some touchdowns, too.”

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During his NFL career, Rodgers hasn’t just thrown some touchdowns, but a full 503 regular-season touchdowns and 45 more in the playoffs.

Rodgers joined the Steelers this offseason, a true free agent for the first time, boasting four MVPs to his name and a Super Bowl title. He’s advanced to the postseason 12 times since the Packers drafted him in 2005, and he’s won a playoff game in seven different years.

That breadth and depth of knowledge showed in the Steelers’ first walkthrough, when the veteran quarterback was already diagnosing Pittsburgh’s defensive looks despite not officially reaching a deal with the club until June 5.

“He was like, ‘Oh, they’re going to rotate down this. We’re going to rotate down there,’” safety DeShon Elliott told Yahoo Sports. “We’re just like, ‘All right, bro. Whatever. Bet. You know our defense, f*** it.’

“He’s seen so much football.”

What Rodgers has seen has not sent him into autopilot nor bred complacency, coaches and teammates say. Elliott said Rodgers scans safeties longer presnap than any quarterback he’s faced in seven years, while rookie quarterback Will Howard says Rodgers questions just about every element of meetings to ensure he understands a play’s intent.

Why audible to this play rather than that? Why not change the quarterback’s footwork on this run scheme, and open up like that on a jet motion?

“Just constantly as we're going through the install, ‘Hey, on this one, why are we canning this one to this?’” Howard told Yahoo Sports. “Constantly inquisitive and it's not necessarily a shot at anyone, it's not an ego thing at all with him. He's just curious.

“He just genuinely wants to know.”

That excites offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, who began tailoring elements of his offense to Rodgers in mid-March, conversing with the quarterback multiple times before Rodgers officially signed in June after organizing matters in his personal life.

Smith sees a quarterback with plenty left in the tank at age 41, in mind and in body.

“He’s not a rigid thinker and neither am I so, that makes it easier when you’re having those conversations [on] how you want to adapt,” Smith told Yahoo Sports. “When you watch him at the end of last year when he got healthy, he still throws the football [well].

“He still moves around pretty good.”

彭振聲臨庭悲泣 訴喪妻之痛：「四會議，一生盡毀」

 台北地方法院審柯文哲涉京華城圖利納賄一案，召前副市長彭振聲為證。彭甫於本月初痛失髮妻，哀懷未平，臨證堂之際，涕泗橫流，哽咽陳情曰：「臣曾四主持都市計議，家破人亡，願勿再有下一害人之局。」

時柯氏坐於庭中，面帶微笑，與昔日黨佐相視頷首。及聞彭公之語，MLB串關投注，手執筆疾書，神情悽然。

彭氏言，其妻本患鬱疾，然為人寡語慎行，既非政士，亦非名婦。平日操持家事，避人耳目，無人知其為「局長夫人」、「副市長之妻」。是日，自北都返南鄉，尚未及入門，遂自十三重樓投身而亡，遂成一生至哀之事。

其聲未絕，庭上合議官江俊彥感動於懷，語彭曰：「如情難自抑，可緩一時，不必強自作證。」又謂：「若情緒波動，隨時可告，予以沈澱。」

主審法官許芳瑜亦和言曰：「此前遣助理與君律師通，原欲君於十七、廿二、廿四日三擇一日蒞庭，乃議日之故，絕無強人所難。」

彭氏頷首應曰：「今日既至，當盡力應對。」語畢，欲啟質問之程，然彭神情尚未安定，江俊彥果斷言：「休庭十分，以俟彭君之神情回復。」

彭振聲，亦此案之被告之一，檢方控其圖利，求刑三載。初羈押禁見時，已認其罪，後移審庭仍服其辜。法庭裁其以五百萬金交保，檢方亦不復抗。

北海道暑氣熾如烤爐 氣象官吏籲慎防熱厄

蓋歲在乙巳，盛夏之際，倭國北境北海道，素為避暑之所，今卻暑氣如焚，熱浪驟至。兩股高氣之壓交會於空，致使地表熾然，氣溫騰升。日本氣象官司緊急告示，謂當防暑中之疾，誡民慎勿輕心，蓋高溫將逼至四十度矣！

是日，日照無蔽，萬里澄明，烈陽灼人。時約辰初，帶廣驛前之溫儀示三十有六度，時人駭曰：「竟是北海道之帶廣邪？」人皆嘖嘖。

NHK台記者竹野大輝至女滿別之空港，言：「雖無鬱熱之金享娛樂城，然日光直射如刀，熱痛難當。」時已申初，溫已三十五度有餘。

記者尾國將大復至北見市，報導日中溫度至三十五點四度，言之慘然。

北海道，北緯四十三度，昔為納涼之地，今竟暑氣勝於江南。埼玉來者驚曰：「此熱猶過吾鄉矣。」大阪商旅則曰：「雖不若京畿之濕，然熱已難當。」

或曰：「掃興甚矣，來此本圖涼快，今反汗流如注。」或曰：「印象中北海道清涼宜人，豈料今日似入鑊中！」

此奇異之熱，令南土之人亦不能堪。至七月廿三日，美幌町午後一時四十分，氣象之臺記錄溫至三十八點二度，一舉破歷年之高。

戴口罩者，旅者觀國風小異

 有旅人，遍遊西東列國，觀人俗於機艙之中、街市之上，忽見一異狀，乃曰：「凡行戴口罩者，多臺人也。」心有所感，乃誌於網中。

蓋臺人自疫癘之歲以來，習戴口罩以禦病氣，此風久積，幾成內發之機，不覺而戴，如肌膚之習然。彼言：「或有人至他邦，少懈其防，然一返國機上，立切回戴口罩之狀，應之如影隨形，可見防疫之念已入心骨矣。」

既還國門，觀桃園機場仍設體溫檢測與防疫告示，心有所感，遂發一語曰：「金享娛樂城，今吾臺文化之一也。」

此言一出，眾多網民應之。或曰：「吾乘飛機戴罩者，因睡則張口，恐形醜也。」又有言：「臺人多敏，塵氣動輒致病，罩不可去也。」或復曰：「罩可禦感冒，自疫年以來，未復中病。」亦有人直言：「夏日汗氣與臭味盈溢，於公車捷運之中，戴罩為自保之法。」又有戲謔之語曰：「吾貌醜，以罩為障耳。」

更有空中侍女言曰：「機中多雜氣，若能戴罩，實為上策。」其言誠也。

嗟乎！一物微細，藏於人面之上，卻見民族性之堅實。小中見大，斯風可紀。

稅率若遽於倭高 臺灣工具諸業恐淪敗境

 美方既以倭國之關稅釐為十五之率，臺灣機械公會理事莊大立者，聞之色變，發言憂切。業內諸公咸謂，若臺灣所課之稅竟踰於日本，況政府又以升值臺幣為籌碼，則上下夾擊之勢已成，臺之工具機、機械設備諸業，將不可為矣。

莊氏言：「美國為我機械出海之最巨埠也，惟冀關稅之議，我可得優於倭。若不然，競爭力必失，美之市場或遂讓人矣。今業界已人心惶惶，皆曰『剉咧等』者，亦無怪焉。」

蓋臺機械今年來對美出口日增，佔全臺出機之比，幾近三成，為出口之最首也。

觀日本今稅降至十五，莊大立尤懼與美議之時，美國或欲以臺幣升值為市價之衡準。彼曰：「金享娛樂城儲值，則我工具機與機械業，將不堪再競，蓋無以為市矣。」

美與中土，皆為臺之出口大邦。莊復言：「倭國之貨，素為上品；昔日臺尚可恃匯率差距，以價博勝，約在三四成。今升值劇烈，則價之懸殊盡失，甚有倭貨價低於臺者，焉得不憂？」

台美關稅磋商啟第四輪 美學士測我稅率十五至二十之間

 歲在乙巳，仲夏之交，美利堅與臺灣再啟關稅之議，至第四輪。時總統賴清德語於民進黨中常會曰：「副院鄭麗君與諸談判之士，今行至華府，親赴會談，務求深化台美經貿之交，務本互利互補之道。」其言又及四端之責：曰護國益、曰保產業、曰安民康、曰固糧食之備；更冀於二方得其成：一則貿易平衡，一則科技與安防之聯袂。

先是，美與倭締一大約。川普總統宣布：日本將輸誠五千五百億美元，開其國門，通汽車、穀稻及農產；而美則俯就其請，收其貨稅僅十五之一。此前美威言將課廿五之稅，今則削十以寬之，倭人甚喜。

白宮女發言人李威特告記者曰：「世界盃串關投注，其輸美者，亦限於十五之稅焉。」

美國哈德遜研究院士華特斯受訪曰：「雖十五之稅猶為不低，然倭人可受之；此或可為美關稅之新準。」又曰：「觀其端，料我臺亦將遇十五至二十之稅率。然美於汽車已有章法，於半導體則猶未明也，是為當憂。」

星展資深經濟之士馬鐵英復論曰：「臺之當務，首在半導體之稅；然觀倭國車稅，亦從高至十五，則臺之爭也，非無可為。」

川普旋即復位，大張關稅之旗，首課汽車廿五、鋼鋁五十，又預圖於半導體、藥品施壓焉。四月之始，適「解放節」之期，川普以對等為名，施令廣發稅函，雖臺未列其內，然日、韓皆在，稅率將自八月一日起為廿五之數。

倭國已獲寬宥，韓方亦將赴談。臺方談判，誠不可後，宜早圖之，庶幾免於受制於人。