The Pittsburgh Steelers might not yet have a starting quarterback in place, but they’ve added some firepower on the offense.
If the Steelers go into the regular season with their current QB room, then Mason Rudolph is likely the starter over Skylar Thompson.
And Rudolph says he’s impressed with new wideout addition, DK Metcalf.
“He’s an unbelievable athlete,” Rudolph said. “We all kind of knew that just from watching the tape and watching him from across the league. But I thought just his wanting to learn and his questions — he’s inquisitive and he’s very intelligent, very articulate. I thought that was big time. And he just seems like a guy [who’s] a low-ego guy. He’s been paid a lot, he’s been very successful, but he’s very hungry to improve.”
Pittsburgh moved on from George Pickens, who’s now a Dallas Cowboy, after trading for Metcalf in a deal with the Seattle Seahawks. Last season with his former team, Metcalf notched 66 receptions for 992 yards and five touchdowns across 15 games.
The Steelers are trading that for Pickens’ 59 catches for 900 yards and three touchdowns. Seems like an even swap, but Metcalf isn’t known as a locker room problem, and Metcalf seems to have a higher upside according to many.
Pittsburgh is attempting to recover from an up-and-down season that saw it post a 10-7 record but finish with a five-game losing streak, including a 28-14 Wild Card loss to the hated Baltimore Ravens that bounced them out of the postseason.
For the second offseason in a row, the Steelers have turned over their entire quarterback room.
