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Aaron Rodgers: I don't think there's any advantage to playing in the preseason
Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy said on Tuesday that the team was still deciding whether to play quarterback Aaron Rodgers against the Packers on Thursday and he's said more than once that Rodgers has expressed to him that he wants to play in the preseason.
Rodgers hasn't done that during his own media sessions and that continued to be the case when he was asked if he wants to play on Tuesday. forestarrow.rest
"It’s preseason, it’s not real football," Rodgers said. "If I do, great. If not, great."
Rodgers expanded on his thoughts about the artificiality of August football in response to another question and included his feelings about how even joint practices have become a less effective dress rehearsal for the coming season.
"Preseason's a lot different. Teams don't run anything anymore. They just really don’t. Even joint practices. The first year we were doing them, it was fun because you got to play a team that wasn't going to play how they played in the preseason. They were going to show you a lot of different things they were working on. It was like a real day at camp. As that got on, it just stopped being like that. It just turned into fights, and nobody showed anything because somebody’s brother is on the staff and they might show him the film. I think those are a waste of a day. I think preseason football is good to see guys with the pads on, under the lights, how they react to the nerves. But it's not real regular season football.”
If those answers didn't make things clear enough, the quarterback's response to a question about whether he thinks he gains any advantage from playing in preseason games.
"I don't think so," Rodgers said.
None of those answers sound like ones that someone who wants to play in the preseason would give, but we'll find out soon enough what direction McCarthy decides to go.
Aks med spinnvill rekord: – Plutselig en finalekandidat
Josefine Tomine Eriksen Aks klinket til og perset med seks tideler i forsøket på 400 meter. 25-åringens tidligere beste tid var på 51,43.
Med tiden 50,83 kom hun først i mål og fikk også best tid i hele forsøket.
– Hun er plutselig en finalekandidat, sier NRKs friidrettskommentator Jann Post.
– Jeg er overrasket. At det var så bra tid det trodde jeg ikke. Jeg visste at jeg var i god form. Fytti katta det var skikkelig gøy, jubler Aks til NRK.
Bak Aks var nederlenderen Myrte Van Der Schoot nærmeste konkurrent med tiden 51,21.
– Jeg prøvde å løpe mitt eget løp, og det funket. Nå har jeg jaget under 52 i to år, og jeg har hatet på det nummeret. Det er nytt nivå, så det er skikkelig gøy, fortsetter Aks.
Lakeri Ertzgaard endte sist i sitt heat med tiden 52,71, noe som ikke holdt til et avansement.
– Hun slet litt med å komme inn i dette løpet virket det som, sier NRKs friidrettsekspert Vebjørn Rodal.
– Det ble litt tungt på slutten, så er det gledelig at Josefine får det til så sykt bra, forteller en støttende Ertzgaard.
Flick cuida a los campeones y hace un cambio en la portería
Racing Bulls Stuns Midfield in F1 2026
Racing Bulls has emerged as a surprise contender in the 2026 F1 season, challenging midfield teams despite their status as one of the sport's smaller outfits. The team's closely-fought battle for sixth place comes after they equalled their best-ever result of sixth in 2025.
The regulation change presented a significant stress test for Racing Bulls, who began developing their 2026 car later than several direct competitors. The team is also navigating the challenges of their brand-new power unit, which adds an element of uncertainty to their mid-season performance.
Saudi Pro League tries to move on from era of ageing megastar but big names still loom
As Ronaldo heads towards 1,000 career-goals, league plans to lift standard of Saudi Arabian football, not just the clubs
There is no Mohamed Salah in the new Saudi Pro League season that kicks off on Thursday and while the era of the ageing megastar is ending, there is still the strong chance that the next few months will be dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo. The 41-year-old is 24 shy of 1,000 career goals and, with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner having scored 102 in 107 league games for Al-Nassr so far, the milestone could – should – be reached this season.
Huge as that will be, just how it fits into the plans of the league is unclear. This is the fourth season since the spending started with $957m (£710m) splashed out in that summer of 2023. It delivered thousands of articles, dozens of international broadcasting deals and untold numbers of people worldwide sporting the yellow CR7 Al-Nassr shirt. Now, though, the focus is on getting a little more value for money and lifting not just the clubs but the standard of Saudi Arabian football in general.
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