Aaron Rodgers Gave This $20K Christmas Gift to His Steelers’ Linemen: ‘Rewarding the Guys Who Protect the Pocket’

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• Aaron Rodgers gifted his Steelers’ offensive linemen Can-Am Maverick X3 off-road vehicles from Mosites Motorsports
• Mosites Motorsports shared videos and photos of the linemen receiving the gifts, which retail at a starting price of $19,999
• Other NFL quarterbacks like Lions’ Jared Goff and Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes also gave gifts to their linemen this year

Aaron Rodgers rang in Christmas with a special surprise for his Pittsburgh Steelers’ offensive linemen.

The NFL quarterback, 42, gifted his linemen Can-Am Maverick X3 off-road vehicles from Mosites Motorsports, the powersports dealership highlighted in Instagram photos of Rodgers and his teammates riding in the vehicles.

The Pittsburgh dealership revealed the news in a Christmas day Instagram video showing the linemen speeding off in the vehicles in the roadway nearby the dealership and inside the parking lot. Over the video were the words, “Aaron Rodgers’ gift to his lineman came with horsepower.” 

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The dealership echoed this in its caption, writing, “This Christmas, Aaron Rodgers gave his offensive line the gift of horsepower. Safe to say, it delivered.”

The vehicles also came with a hefty price tag. The Can-Am Maverick X3 retails at a starting price of $19,999 and can go up to just under $29,000, according to the company’s website.

In the Instagram photos shared by Mosites Motorsports, Rodgers can be spotted wearing a red Christmas sweater and gifting his teammates with the vehicles. In one photo, he could be seen shooting a thumbs-up to the camera as he rode shotgun in one of the vehicles.

Additional photos showed the lineman testing out the vehicles on the roadway and them hugging Rodgers to thank him for the gift. 

“Aaron Rodgers rewarding the guys who protect the pocket,” Mosites Motorsports wrote. “Can-Am Maverick X3s built for work, power, and play. Tough to top this kind of gift.”

This comes as the Steelers are projected to clinch a spot in the 2025 NFL Playoffs. according to ESPN. The team is scheduled to take on the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 28, and if they win the game, they will be guaranteed a spot in the AFC playoffs.

Rodgers isn’t the only quarterback to have given his lineman special gifts this year. Detroit Lions’ quarterback Jared Goff surprised his linemen with state-of-the-art golf carts for Christmas, according to a video on X shared by the team. 

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The linemen could be seen hugging Goff and riding around in the vehicles. The team captioned the video, “Santa Jared came through with the Goff carts.”

Patrick Mahomes also gave his Kansas City Chiefs’ linemen several gifts that included bicycles, watches, sunglasses and shoes. The Chiefs shared a look at the lineman receiving the gifts in the locker room with the caption, “Christmas came early for the o-line! Shoutout to QB1 for the gifts.”

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