Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. So goes the old adage. Well, the smoke has been pluming up from Steelers’ headquarters for months. That’s where the black-and-gold brain trust is purportedly interested in drafting a quarterback on the evening of April 28.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

The Steelers are a team in the mourning. Very soon, they must be a team on the mend and on the move. This, because the all-important NFL draft awaits. Its impact on both the present and future in Pittsburgh cannot be underestimated.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

Call it Steelers’ training camp South. Newly signed free agent quarterback Mitch Trubisky is opening up his Florida home to his fellow Steelers quarterbacks and offensive skill players for a mini training camp to get the Pittsburgh new offense in rhythm. It’s exactly what you want to see in early April if you’re a Steelers fan.&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

By all outward appearances, it sure looks as if the Ben Roethlisberger-less Steelers are reloading to take a Super Bowl runs in 2021. Hate to break it to you, but this just isn’t the case.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

There, for a hot second, the Steelers were in the running to land Aaron Rodgers as their 2022 quarterback.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

Two data points reveal the level of urgency with which the Steelers are approaching the NFL’s upcoming free agency period and the draft as they overhaul the 2022 team.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

It’s understandable that Steelers GM Kevin Colbert declared Mason Rudolph the team’s starting quarterback if the season began now. After all, Rudolph is the only quarterback currently under contract to the team. But it was a bridge too far in the city of bridges when Colbert added he’s excited to see what Rudolph can do as the Steelers’ starter.&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

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