While the Pittsburgh Steelers are working out terms on a long-term extension for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, they are also trying to groom not one but two young quarterbacks at the same time. Admittedly, the higher hopes are placed on 2018 third-round draft pick Mason Rudolph—that is necessarily the case, or they would not have wasted a draft pick on him.
Though they view him as the best candidate they’ve ever had to be Roethlisberger’s successor, he nevertheless spent the entirety of his rookie season on the bench during the regular season, with Dobbs suiting up as his backup all year long.