Most prognosticators were correct — Aaron Rodgers won't reinvent the wheel with his jersey number choice as the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers this season. He's going back to his familiar No. 8, a number donned the last two years with the New York Jets.

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced on X that newly-acquired QB Aaron Rodgers will wear number 8 in 2025, and his new jerseys are being sold for a limited time. The Steelers also announced

If you picture Aaron Rodgers in your mind's eye, it's probably in a Green Bay Packers uniform. And in that picture, he's wearing No. 12. Rodgers has worn No. 8 at his other stops, at Cal in college and then with the New York Jets. But it's No. 12 that will be in his Hall of Fame highlight reel.

Aaron Rodgers will wear No. 8 for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rodgers wore No. 12 throughout his entire Green Bay Packers career, but he switched to No. 8, which he wore in college at Cal, when he landed with the Jets in 2023. No. 12 was unavailable in New York with that jersey retired in honor of Super Bowl III-winning quarterback Joe Namath.

Rodgers wore No. 8 throughout his time in college with the California Golden Bears, and he returned to it with Gang Green. Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw made the No. 12 famous with the ...