PITTSBURGH -- Aaron Rodgers has one problem after signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it has nothing to do with the team. Rodgers is miffed with having to find a new helmet after wearing his Schutt Air XP Q11 helmet for his entire career after it failed to pass NFL safety regulations.

Standing in front of a sea of cameras more suited for the week ahead of a conference championship game rather than what Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin calls “football-lite” in June, the 41-year-old Rodgers made a compelling case that the coda he is trying to author in Pittsburgh is about something deeper.