Steelers rumors: QB might be traded to NFC North in shock transfer

The Pittsburgh Steelers could also be so content material with Mitchell Trubisky and Kenny Pickett as their high two QBs that they may let Mason Rudolph go.

The Steelers entered coaching camp with a three-man quarterback battle. It might be down to 2 inside a couple of brief days.

Whereas Mitchell Trubisky and Kenny Pickett seem to have the sting within the race for the beginning job, Mason Rudolph has been paired up with the third-string offensive line and will even be on the transfer.

A current report recommend Pittsburgh might even commerce Rudolph earlier than the week is up.

Steelers rumors: Mason Rudolph might be traded to Lions

“A former NFL GM informed me he thinks Mason Rudolph might be traded to the Lions by the top of the week,” Andrew Filipponi tweeted.

That’s an attention-grabbing growth, particularly as a result of Rudolph doesn’t precisely carry large commerce worth to the desk. It could be Detroit is determined sufficient to by good worth at Pittsburgh, which might be silly to disregard.

Nonetheless, there’s an argument to maintain Rudolph in place as a backup plan. As spectacular as Pickett regarded within the preseason, it was one recreation and the crew might wish to let him develop earlier than throwing him into the fireplace.

Rudolph can be their insurance coverage coverage if something occurred to Trubisky. In that case, they wouldn’t be pressured to play Pickett till they needed to.

Brian Batko tweeted from practice that Pickett has firmly moved into the No. 2 spot behind Trubisky after his robust efficiency in his first preseason recreation. Rudolph was left with the third crew.

So perhaps Mike Tomlin and firm are getting comfy with the concept of the rookie being QB2. The reply will come in the event that they do go forward and commerce Rudolph earlier than the top of coaching camp.