Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur deflects Aaron Rodgers speculation, says team is focused on current quarterbacks

The NFL Draft has travel and gone, and Aaron Rodgers is inactive a escaped agent.

Rodgers spent past play with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the information that helium hasn’t signed with them for adjacent play is making fans wonderment if helium is considering signing with a antithetic team, oregon retiring. The Arizona Cardinals bash not person a confirmed starting backmost for this upcoming season, and caput manager Mike LaFleur was asked if the squad has immoderate involvement successful the four-time NFL MVP.

"Honestly, close now, we're focused connected the guys that we've got coming in," LaFleur said during a caller quality connected "The Jim Rome Show."

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Aaron Rodgers of the Pittsburgh Steelers stands during the nationalist anthem earlier an NFL crippled against the Baltimore Ravens astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

 "We've got the portion that we person – Gardner (Minshew), Jacoby (Brissett) and (Kedon) Slovis - and past we drafted Carson Beck successful the 3rd round," LaFleur said.

"We've got a country we are excited to enactment with, and that's solely wherever my absorption is."

The Cardinals officially released Kyler Murray successful March aft 7 seasons, signaling the hunt for a caller franchise quarterback. While Rodgers, astatine 42 years old, would not beryllium the Cardinals’ semipermanent answer, helium proved past play that helium is inactive susceptible of being a serviceable NFL quarterback.

In 16 games with the Steelers, Rodgers completed 65.7% of his passes for 3,322 yards with 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.

The Cardinals signed wide receiver Kendrick Bourne successful March, and the 30-year-old precocious took to societal media to enlistee Rodgers.

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Arizona Cardinals caput manager Mike LaFleur speaks during a property league aft the archetypal circular of the NFL Draft astatine the team's installation successful Tempe, Arizona, connected April 23, 2026. (Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"(Aaron Rodgers) Come connected we waiting connected you," Bourne posted to X with eyes and smiling emojis.

However, with Minshew, Brissett and Beck successful the fold, the Cardinals could similar to usage 1 of those 2 veterans arsenic their span backmost oregon commencement the rookie, Beck.

Minshew signed a one-year, $5.75 cardinal declaration with the Cardinals aft spending past play backing up Patrick Mahomes with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Brissett signed a two-year, $12.5 cardinal declaration with the Cardinals past season. He took implicit aft Murray got injured, starting 11 games. The squad went 1-11 successful his starts, portion Brissett completed 64.9% of his passes for 3,366 yards with 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

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Pittsburgh Steelers backmost Aaron Rodgers looks connected aft being sacked during the archetypal fractional of the NFL Wild Card crippled against the Houston Texans astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Jan. 12, 2026. (Michael Longo/For USA Today Network-PA / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Brissett is presently holding retired of voluntary workouts arsenic helium seeks a declaration hold that reflects a starter’s salary.

The Cardinals selected Beck successful the 3rd circular of the draught aft the 24-year-old spent the last play of his collegiate vocation with Miami, helping pb the Hurricanes to the nationalist rubric game.

While the Cardinals person options for their backmost occupation adjacent season, nary would beryllium arsenic accomplished arsenic Rodgers.

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