Their franchise quarterback talked about retirement, so the Steelers, looking to the future, drafted another priority quarterback to succeed The Man.
The story of Ben Roethlisberger and rookie Mason Rudolph? Not quite.
Terry Bradshaw talked about retiring after the Steelers won their fourth Super Bowl in January 1980, maybe go into acting full time. The Steelers responded by drafting quarterback Mark Malone in the first round three months later.
Did Bradshaw feel threatened by the rookie quarterback?
“I don’t recall,” said Malone, who hosts a daily show on NBC Sports Radio. “He was three months renewed from his fourth Super Bowl victory; what did he have to be threatened by?