Aaron Rodgers hasn’t even taken a snap for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and already the AFC North is feeling the heat.
After news broke that the 41-year-old future Hall of Famer signed a one-year, $13.65 million deal with the Steelers, Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett didn’t mince words when asked about the addition.
“I think it’s a good opportunity to put him in the graveyard,”Garrett said with a grin, nodding to his now-iconic Halloween tradition of planting tombstones in his yard for every quarterback he’s sacked.
Rodgers isn’t on that list-yet. In their only meeting back in 2021, Garrett came away sackless, and the Browns lost a tight one to Rodgers’ Packers, 24-22. That memory still lingers.
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Last season, Garrett took home Defensive Player of the Year honors with 17 sacks and countless game-wrecking plays. His Halloween display has become as much a part of Cleveland fall tradition as pumpkin spice and heartbreak-but Rodgers remains one of the few elite QBs missing from the tombstones.
That could change on October 12, when the Browns travel to Pittsburgh for a divisional clash that suddenly has more juice than ever. Garrett’s eyes are locked on that date.
“He’s one of the greats,”Garrett told NFL Network. “I want that sack for a lot of reasons-but yeah, one of them is for Halloween.”
Rodgers, meanwhile, joins a Steelers team in transition. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, he passed his physical Saturday and signed the deal shortly after. Pittsburgh hopes he’ll stabilize a quarterback room that lacked consistency throughout 2024.
But for Garrett, it’s not about the Steelers’ big picture. It’s about a long-overdue sack, a little backyard mischief-and maybe some bragging rights.
“I’ve got the tombstone ready,” he laughed.“Just need the moment.”
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