In a bit of a surprising bit of news yesterday, the Pittsburgh Steelers were awarded 2014 sixth-round quarterback Zach Mettenberger, a third-year LSU product in whom there was actually a lot of interest among some Steelers fans, both when he came out of the draft and whenever he became available.
The Steelers showed some interest in him coming out of college, but when he became available earlier, it doesn’t appear they put a waiver claim in for him. Circumstances have changed since then, however, and they have become desperate for a quarterback on the eve of the regular season in less than two weeks.