What went wrong against the Steelers? (1:31)

Jenna Laine Oct 21, 2026, 07:52 PM ET

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Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.

TAMPA, Fla. -- All last week, teammates of Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels urged him to do it.

"I was talking to the quarterbacks beforehand and they basically were just like, 'If you get the opportunity to ask him, you better ask him,'" Daniels told ESPN.

Fellow Buccaneers quarterback Brett Rypien told Daniels, "If you didn't ask him, I was going to ask for you," Daniels recalled.

They were talking about Daniels meeting his idol -- Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers , who on Sunday led Pittsburgh to a 26-19 come-from-behind overtime victory over the host Bucs -- and asking for a jersey.

"Last…