The new league year is officially underway, and the Pittsburgh Steelers don’t have a starting quarterback. Only one is under contract, Skylar Thompson, while the team is living on Aaron Rodgers’ time as he mulls his next NFL move. An empty depth chart is creating angst not just among fans but also among players like defensive captain DL Cam Heyward.
“We don’t have a quarterback yet,” Heyward said during the most recent episode of his Not Just Football podcast with co-host Hayden Walsh, a live-taping at the 2025 SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas. “It’s 4:16 right now, and we still don’t have a quarterback.