Less than two months since he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Aaron Rodgers has already discovered a lot of parallels between his current team and the organization he spent the first 18 years of his NFL career playing for.

LATROBE, Pa. — Aaron Rodgers has a well-documented suspicious streak, and at some point this past spring — during one of many conversations exploring a potential partnership — the four-time MVP wondered how Mike Tomlin’s recall could be so acutely accurate. Is he taking notes? Rodgers wondered.

Mike Tomlin might stop short of embracing his critics, but the Pittsburgh Steelers' coach has said the unsolicited assessments of his performance come with the territory in his profession.