Rodgers cleared the air on his reported visit, telling McAfee that he tried to keep it as secret as possible. He revealed that he did have conversations with Steelers' Mike Tomlin and gave the longtime coach his flowers: "He's more than I even thought of him from afar."

Although Rodgers is still a free agent, he might be in Minnesota right now if the Vikings had decided to sign him. At the NFL owner's meeting in late March, Vikings coach Kevin O'

The 41-year-old four-time NFL MVP has visited the Steelers and talked with the Vikings in recent weeks, but said there are certain things going on in his personal life that are currently taking precedence over anything related to football.