PITTSBURGH -- Aaron Rodgers ' debut as a Pittsburgh Steeler in Acrisure Stadium won't come in the preseason.

The quarterback, along with veterans including DK Metcalf , Jonnu Smith , T.J. Watt , and Cam Heyward , won't participate in the team's second preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , coach Mike Tomlin said Thursday.

"I'm going to play this preseason game very much like we did the first one," Tomlin said. "In terms of participation, the same collection of guys that were held out the last time will comprise the guys that are held out this time."

Mason Rudolph started the first preseason game against the Jaguars and played two series before being replaced by Skylar Thompson . Thompson played the rest of the game until the final drive of the fourth quarte

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