Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and general manager Omar Khan each expressed confidence in Mason Rudolph to be the starting quarterback if the team needs it. That is because Pittsburgh has failed to close in on Aaron Rodgers for now, fully, and Rudolph starting seems like a real possibility.

If it’s not Rodgers who joins the roster, it’s possible Rudolph could be the starting quarterback in 2025. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he would be “comfortable” with Rudolph as the starter. “That’s why we brought him back,” Tomlin said, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN. “ I’m comfortable with that. We’ve been there before. He’s a very capable guy.”