Ever since Mason Rudolph was drafted in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft, he’s been the clear-cut backup. At best, entering each season as the #2 behind Ben Roethlisberger. There was 2019 when Roethlisberger’s season was cut short six quarters in, throwing Rudolph into the fire with predictably poor results.
In 2022, that’s going to change. Roethlisberger will no longer be an NFL quarterback. He’ll just be Ben, playing golf, going hunting, laying out on a couch somewhere. And for the first time, Rudolph will have the chance to win the starting job.
Speaking with reporters Wednesday, Roethlisberger was asked about Rudolph’s future with the team.