Ben Roethlisberger has reached out to Mason Rudolph to wish him well at camp, according to ESPN.
Rudolph said Roethlisberger texted him on Thursday before rookie minicamp.
"He reached out [Thursday] and said, 'Hey, good luck in rookie minicamp.' I was really appreciative of that," Rudolph said on Friday. "I just said, 'Hey, thanks, look forward to meeting you.' Wasn't a whole lot [of dialogue], but it meant a lot that he reached out."
The text exchange comes a week after Roethlisberger said in a radio interview that he was "surprised" by the Steelers drafting another quarterback over a player that could be used right away.