Dwayne Haskins dressed for a meaningful game as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers first the first time on Sunday, serving as the backup to Mason Rudolph at quarterback, who was starting after Ben Roethlisberger tested positive for COVID-19. Courtesy of Aditi Kinkhabwala of the NFL Network, his 2021 debut also came marred with negative hearsay.
Commenting post-game in response to a remark that the Steelers would have been up by double digits had Roethlisberger played, Kinkhabwala said, essentially, that Rudolph has not developed in years, and that the Steelers were disappointed in Haskins’ lack of maturation and focus, leaving Roethlisberger as little more than the starter by default.