Ravens’ Kyle Van Noy Seeks Aaron Rodgers Revenge After 10 Years originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy has been carrying a grudge for 10 years, and it’s against 10-time Pro Bowler and four-time league MVP Aaron Rodgers, who just so happens to be the new quarterback in Pittsburgh.
Which means Van Noy and Rodgers will see each other twice this year as rivals in the AFC North.
Van Noy is on his fifth team across an 11-year career. He amassed 55 career sacks, but not one has come against Rodgers.
His grudge comes from his time with the Detroit Lions when Rodgers was still in Green Bay, and Teryl Austin, the current Steelers DC, was running the defense in Detroit.
“For whatever reason, the D-coordinator, who’s actually the D-coordinator of the Steelers, wanted to go Cover-0 all game against Aaron Rodgers,” Van Noy said. “He caught us. We’re like, ‘Oh, we gotta run it.’ Ended up scoring a touchdown to Jordy Nelson. He ended up walking by and kind of tapped me on my butt, like, ‘Nice try.’ So I gotta get him back for that. That’s been there for 10 years.”
Rodgers’ time in New York last season was full of sacks. To the tune of 40 times. But the offensive line in Pittsburgh is a little better than that of the Jets last year, so Van Noy doesn’t think his revenge will be easy.
“I still feel like he’s slinging the ball around,” Van Noy said. “He has the confidence of anybody, and especially being a four-time MVP of the league. He’s coming into the Steelers, who are ready and primed to have a guy at the helm, at the quarterback position, to take them to where they want to go. I feel like they have a good offensive coordinator with Arthur Smith, who’s gonna get back to that ground and pound. I’m excited to see Aaron Rodgers under center to see if he likes it or not.”
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 24, 2025, where it first appeared.