PITTSBURGH -- Will Howard has found a willing mentor in quarterback Mason Rudolph. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback room is shallow, but Rudolph and Howard represent the hope for the team at that spot with no sure answers there. Howard says Rudolph has been an open book so far and is willing to answer all of his questions.

After winning a national championship at Ohio State, Will Howard is seeing some major differences between college and pro football as a rookie in Pittsburgh.