Is something cooking in Mike Tomlin’s mind? Perhaps otherwise, scouting seven quarterbacks in two weeks isn’t something we see generally. Though of course, teams do scout players continuously, such efforts do hint that someone’s job might be in danger. In Pittsburgh, that someone appears to be Will Howard, still sitting on Injured Reserve. Since their starter is already an experiment, they need reinforcement now , as they are hours away from opening the season against the New York Jets .

When the Steelers brought home Howard in the sixth round of the 2025 draft, all they needed was Aaron Rodgers to hop on board. Though his response came late in June, it was a ‘yes,’ which meant a chance for the rookie to develop behind him. But on August 5, Howard sustained a “ freak

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