How Aaron Rodgers helped bring Mike McCarthy to Pittsburgh — and vice versa

PITTSBURGH — Monday morning at 8, Aaron Rodgers was listening to his new head coach lead a team meeting when a wave of déjà vu swept over him. The veteran quarterback felt himself transported two decades and 600 miles.“It was surreal, honestly,” Rodgers said. “It took me back to being a 22-year-old kid sitting in Green Bay, listening to Mike (McCarthy’s) first meeting in 2006. A lot of pinch-me moments have been happening the last few days.”Advertisement