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Landry Jones The Only Pragmatic Answer At Backup Quarterback For Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t exactly go out and get their splash free agent the way most fans were holding out hope for, but they did at least manage to wrap up a couple of loose ends on their own free agency front with the re-signing of tight end David Johnson and backup quarterback Landry Jones.

Turns out, there seem to be a lot of people who aren’t too happy about these moves, with the latter in particular. Jones, a fourth-round draft pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, hasn’t exactly won the hearts and minds of the fan base as somebody who can develop into a legitimate starting quarterback, but that’s really not why he’s here.