Aaron Rodgers led the Pittsburgh Steelers to a win over the New York Jets in the season opener. The four-time MVP tossed four touchdown passes against his former team in Week 1. DK Metcalf is next up on the revenge game tour as Pittsburgh prepares to take on the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. And Rodgers offered serious praise for the veteran wideout.

“He’s about the right stuff. He cares about it enough to watch the film and put in the time and take notes and ask questions and come over and sit next to me during the week at various times to try and get on the same page… that’s unfortunately not the standard around the league,” Rogers said, per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor.

Aaron Rodgers praises DK Metcalf after Week 1 win

Metcalf’s approach reminds the 41-year-old passer of the receivers he worked with while a member of the Green Bay Packers.

“That was [the standard] a lot of times in Green Bay, because those guys kinda saw what it was like with Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb and James Jones. And Davante got to watch that, and he was the next guy in line… When you’re lead dog in the room, he’s also a great guy and prepares the right way, it makes it easy for the rest of the room to just follow his lead,” Rodgers added

Metcalf was a big reason why Rodgers signed with the Steelers. Pittsburgh landed the wideout in a trade with the Seahawks in March and then signed him to a $150 million extension. The seventh-year pro is Rodgers’ clear-cut WR1. However, he wasn’t invited to the touchdown party in Week 1.

Metcalf finished the game with four receptions for 83 yards. But he didn’t catch any of Rodgers’ four touchdown passes in the opener. The 21st-year passer became the first Steelers QB to throw for four scores since 2020.

The Jets’ strong secondary held Metcalf mostly in check during their Week 1 matchup. But the wideout would likely prefer to snag his first TD of 2025 against his former team in Week 2.