Brooke PryorSep 26, 2025, 12:21 PM ETCloseBrooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman.Follow on X
DUBLIN — Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers touched down in Ireland a little after 8 a.m. local time Friday, but if the quarterback had his way, they would have arrived to the island much earlier ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park.
“It is what it is, but if the schedule had been a little different, if I could have chosen it, maybe we get over on Monday, Tuesday is the day off,” Rodgers said during a pre-practice news conference Friday. “Good to get out, see some things. It’s a beautiful country, it seems like, from pictures.”
NFL teams are responsible for determining their travel schedules, league sources told ESPN, but Steelers owner Art Rooney II said they “worked with the league in a joint discussion.”
“I would’ve liked to have the guys over here for a few more days too,” Rooney said. “But we’re in the middle of the season, so we had to do what’s best for the football side of things.”
CloseBrooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN who has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. She previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman.Follow on X
Rooney added that the team made a “football decision” in determining the schedule.