The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting themselves prepared to be without Ben Roethlisberger after this postseason is over, but reports state that the team is “highly unlikely” to offer multiple first-rounders in an attempt to acquire a big-name quarterback like Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, a source told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
“With so much of the offseason league-wide focus on big-time trades for veteran QBs, it would be un-Steelers-like to see Colbert package several first-rounders to attempt to trade for Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson, as one source explained,” Rapoport writes.
General manager Kevin Colbert, who’s also likely to retire following April’s draft, has only dealt a first-rounder for a player once – safety Minkah Fitzpatrick – and has traded up into the first round just three times during his tenure.
Instead, Rapoport reports that it is much more likely that the franchise will run it back with Mason Rudolph and Dwayne Haskins. The team is also expected to draft a QB as well, with Rapoport mentioning Pitt passer Kenny Pickett as a potential option.
Pittsburgh inked Rudolph to a one-year, $5-million extension last offseason. Haskins has been a healthy scratch for most of the season. In three years in Pittsburgh, Rudolph has shown he’s not a long-term answer under center.
However, The Athletic’s Mark Kaboly believes “all signs point” to Mason Rudolph as the Steelers’ starting QB in 2022.
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Rudolph completed 35 of 58 passes for 277 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
