Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin doesn't see the need to play Aaron Rodgers during the team's preseason opener.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and outside linebacker T.J. Watt are among the players who will sit out the Pittsburgh Steelers' preseason opener against the host Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night.Rodgers had expressed a willingness to play in the contest but head coach Mike Tomlin decided his services weren't needed.

Aaron Rodgers won't make his Steelers debut in Pittsburgh just yet. Coach Mike Tomlin says Rodgers and other top starters will sit out the preseason opener against Jacksonville.