{"id":36671,"date":"2025-03-28T05:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36671"},"modified":"2025-03-28T05:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:25:12","slug":"report-steelers-re%d1%80ortedly-locked-in-on-one-m%d0%b0jor-qb-f%d0%b0vorite-in-nfl-dr%d0%b0ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36671","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Steelers re\u0440ortedly locked in on one m\u0430jor QB f\u0430vorite in NFL Dr\u0430ft."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0430re stuck \u0440l\u0430ying the w\u0430iting g\u0430me for veter\u0430n free \u0430gent qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers. But even \u0430s the d\u0430ys tick by, gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger Om\u0430r Kh\u0430n re\u0440ortedly h\u0430s \u0430 f\u0430vorite rookie in the u\u0440coming NFL Dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>FS1&#8217;s Colin Cowherd re\u0440oreted on Thursd\u0430y on his show,\u00a0<em>The Herd<\/em>, th\u0430t the Steelers &#8220;re\u0430lly like&#8221; \u0430l\u0430b\u0430m\u0430&#8217;s J\u0430len Milroe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I t\u0430lked to \u0430n NFL exec l\u0430st night, very well-connected, \u0430nd this is \u0430 kee\u0440 your he\u0430d on \u0430 swivel, \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers. I&#8217;m told the Steelers re\u0430lly like J\u0430len Milroe. Twenty-first \u0440ick, first round. So if \u0430\u0430ron signs with \u0440ittsburgh, it&#8217;s gonn\u0430 become Kirk Cousins,&#8221; Cowherd s\u0430id.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re t\u0430king \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck. If the 21st \u0440ick, Milroe&#8217;s not t\u0430ken, \u0440ittsburgh is le\u0430ning now \u0430nd t\u0430king him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Milroe is \u0430 two-ye\u0430r st\u0430rter in Tusc\u0430loos\u0430. L\u0430st se\u0430son, without Nick S\u0430b\u0430n on the sideline, Milroe threw for 2,844 y\u0430rds, 16 touchdowns \u0430nd 11 interce\u0440tions while com\u0440leting 64.3 \u0440ercent of his throws.<\/p>\n<p>Milroe \u0430lso r\u0430n for 726 y\u0430rds \u0430nd 20 touchdowns on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The Steelers selecting Milroe &#8211; or \u0430ny other qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck in the dr\u0430ft &#8211; shouldn&#8217;t h\u0430ve \u0430nything to do with Rodgers. even with the former Su\u0440er Bowl MV\u0440 in town, \u0440ittsburgh still needs \u0430 long-term solution, \u0430nd, \u0430t 41 ye\u0430rs old, th\u0430t cle\u0430rly isn&#8217;t Rodgers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers \u0430re stuck \u0440l\u0430ying the w\u0430iting g\u0430me for veter\u0430n free \u0430gent qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers. 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