The Aaron Rodgers roller coaster is a ride that many within the Pittsburgh Steelers organization wish they could get off at this point. Veteran DT Cameron Heyward made it clear that he wasn't thrilled with the waiting game. While the Black and Gold faithful heralded his comments as heroic, that wouldn’t include die-hard Steelers fan and ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith.
Smith clearly took exception to Heyward's comments—calling them "incomplete"—and defended Rodgers:
"Are you saying that because you’re a Pittsburgh Steeler? Or are you saying that because Aaron Rodgers isn’t what he used to be?