Steelers Star Defends Aaron Rodgers 'Darkness' Comment

The Steelers are still waiting. Waiting for an answer from free agent quarterback Aaron Rodgers on if he's accepting their offer to play in Pittsburgh next season.

While Rodgers is out flirting with other teams, Pittsburgh patiently waits. 

Now that the Minnesota Vikings have officially shut the door on Rodgers, the former Super Bowl MVP made another visit to the Steelers on Friday, but still no word on an outcome.

And at least one Steelers player is fed up with the waiting game - and maybe Rodgers.

During a recent appearance on the Not Just Football podcast, Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward let loose about his feelings on the situation.

"I ain’t doing that darkness retreat," Heyward said. "I don’t need any of that crap. Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t. That’s simple, that’s the pitch. If you want me to recruit, that’s the recruiting pitch. 

"Pittsburgh Steelers if you want to be part of it, so be it. If you don’t, no skin off my back."

Heyward was not well received for his comments, and on the Rich Eisen Show on Friday, he attempted to clear the air.

“Everybody gave me crap. They said I called him out. I don't think I really called him out. I just said I wasn't going on a darkness retreat to recruit him. But if he wants to be a Steeler, he can be a Steeler. That's the pitch,” he said. “I don't know why everybody thought, 'Oh Cam's really going at him. 

"Some fans felt, 'Oh yeah, keep doing that, and the other fans felt like, 'Oh man, you're really gonna scare him off. I'm not scaring anybody off. I just wanna win games and play good football."