The pandemic makes it a lot harder to hear from players than it would normally be these days, since by now a lot of them would be reporting to the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex right about now, even if for some of the most basic levels of the offseason program.
The Athletic did get a chance to very briefly reach out to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, however, who provided a short e-mail response about the team’s second-round pick, wide receiver Chase Claypool, a message that was sent on Friday, before the team added running back Anthony McFarland, another skill player, on the third day of the draft.