While Ben Roethlisberger believes veteran Mitch Trubisky should be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starter to open the 2022 season, rookie Kenny Pickett has a chance to make a different mark on the Steelers’ locker room than even Roethlisberger did in 2004. During his debut episode of his new podcast Footbalhn, Roethlisberger said a younger Steelers’ team will offer Pickett more chances to lead.
“I think I had a really veteran group,” Roethlisberger said of his rookie year. “Kenny is like, that group in there, he might even be older than some of the like second year guys.