So when new Steelers cornerback Brandin Echols, who played the last two seasons with the Jets and Rodgers, was asked this week if he was recruiting Rodgers to Pittsburgh, Echols didn’t hesitate. “Hell yeah,” Echols told reporters at his introductory news conference in Pittsburgh. “Tell his ass come on.”

Aaron Rodgers' much-hyped but overwhelmingly disappointing two-year tenure with the New York Jets is officially over. The team released the four-time MVP, as expected, and the 41-year-old quarterback can now join another team as a free agent for the first time in his career — if he stills intends to play a 21st NFL season.