Aaron Rodgers visits with Steelers at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex

Aaron Rodgers checked out his potential new employer Friday.

The 41-year-old quarterback and four-time NFL MVP visited the Pittsburgh Steelers for several hours at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, a source confirmed to TribLive.

The Steelers made Rodgers a contract offer when free agency began 10 days ago, and they have been waiting for the former Super Bowl-winning quarterback to make a decision. Rodgers is weighing an offer from the New York Giants, who added to their quarterback depth when they agreed to a two-year deal Friday with free agent Jameis Winston.

Rodgers also is contemplating retirement after 20 NFL seasons, the last two with the New York Jets.

The visit Friday was the first indication Rodgers is serious about the Steelers’ offer, although he left the meeting without agreeing to a contract.

Rodgers became a free agent for the first time in his illustrious career when the Jets released him with a year left on his contract. The Steelers were left without a returning quarterback when Justin Fields accepted a two-year, $40 million offer from the Jets on the first day of legal tampering.

Russell Wilson remains a free agent, with the Giants and Cleveland Browns showing interest in signing him. Wilson, though, has said his preference is to return to the Steelers, who have kept him in limbo while awaiting an answer from Rodgers.

The Steelers re-signed Mason Rudolph after he spent a season with the Tennessee Titans. He is expected to be the No. 2 quarterback, although he could move up in the pecking order if the Steelers don’t add Rodgers or Wilson.

Rodgers ranks among the top seven in career passing yards (62,952) and touchdowns (503), and he earned a Super Bowl ring, while winning the game MVP award, at the Steelers’ expense in 2011.

In his final season with the Jets, Rodgers went 5-12 as a starter, passing for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns against 11 interceptions. He completed 63% of his passes.

The Steelers would like a veteran quarterback to help them break a drought of playoff losses that dates to 2016. Wilson, signed after his release by the Denver Broncos a year ago, wasn’t the answer. He presided over a season-ending five-game losing streak that culminated with a 28-14 wild-card loss at Baltimore.

No matter who the Steelers start at quarterback this season, it will be their fifth to open a season in as many years, dating to Ben Roethlisberger’s final year in 2021.