Aaron Rodgers has spoken about his free agency recruitment and how a series of conversations with Mike Tomlin made him choose the Pittsburgh Steelers

On 'The Pat McAfee Show,' Rodgers emphatically defended the coach against mounting criticism around Pittsburgh: “Mike T is the man. Any hate, disrespect and the ilk is complete and utter bullshit,” he declared. “I was never talking to a head coach. … The surprise has been, just, what a great dude he is. What a great leader he is…”

Less than two months since he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Aaron Rodgers has already discovered a lot of parallels between his current team and the organization he spent the first 18 years of his NFL career playing for.