Steelers use UFA tender on Aaron Rodgers: What does it mean?

It's time for the latest installment of everyone's favorite soap opera: As Aaron Rodgers' World Turns. In today's episode, the Steelers placed an unrestricted free agent tender on the 42-year-old quarterback, a procedural move that essentially boils down to publicly taking out an insurance policy to protect themselves from the enigmatic Rodgers signing with another team.

Not only does the tender limit Rodgers to signing with only the Steelers once training camp begins in July, but if he signs elsewhere before July 22, the Steelers would receive a compensatory pick. The compensatory pick formula doesn't consider moves made after the draft unless a team files this tender by the deadline, usually a day or two after the draft concludes.