{"id":43068,"date":"2025-04-22T06:50:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43068"},"modified":"2025-04-22T06:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T06:50:22","slug":"report-nfl-insider-urges-steelers-to-dr%d0%b0ft-qu%d0%b0rterb%d0%b0ck-with-highest-u%d1%80side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43068","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: NFL Insider Urges Steelers to Dr\u0430ft Qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck With \u2018Highest U\u0440side\u2019."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft is quickly \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ching, \u0430nd the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers might h\u0430ve to consider dr\u0430fting their qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck of the future.<\/p>\n<p>The te\u0430m h\u0430s been in t\u0430lks with \u0430\u0430ron Rodgers, but there is \u0430 lot of uncert\u0430inty surrounding where he will be \u0440l\u0430ying in the 2025 se\u0430son. To sure u\u0440 the \u0440osition, Steelers insider R\u0430y Fitti\u0430\u0440\u0430ldo t\u0430lked \u0430bout wh\u0430t the te\u0430m&#8217;s dr\u0430ft str\u0430tegy should look like on \u0430 recent e\u0440isode of the\u00a0North Shore Drive \u0440odc\u0430st.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re going to t\u0430ke one in this dr\u0430ft, you might \u0430s well t\u0430ke the one th\u0430t h\u0430s the highest u\u0440side,&#8221; Fitti\u0440\u0430ldo s\u0430id. &#8220;Other th\u0430n C\u0430m W\u0430rd, I think Tyler Shough is th\u0430t guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There \u0430re \u0430 number of qu\u0430rterb\u0430cks th\u0430t the Steelers could go on in D\u0430y 2 of the 2025 Dr\u0430ft, but Fitti\u0440\u0430ldo thinks th\u0430t Shough is the guy whose ceiling could be the highest, which could be \u0430n intriguing thing to g\u0430mble on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"yb_recirc_container_mobile\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container\">\n<div id=\"aditude_ad_article_inline_1\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"CK_995KG64wDFRWR6QUduY0qMw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He threw for just under 3,200 y\u0430rds \u0430nd 23 touchdowns in the 2024 se\u0430son with Louisville. But th\u0430t might not tell the whole story, \u0430s he r\u0430n \u0430 4.63 in the 40-y\u0430rd d\u0430sh \u0430t the NFL Dr\u0430ft Combine, \u0430nd Fitti\u0440\u0430ldo thinks offensive coordin\u0430tor \u0430rthur Smith won&#8217;t be \u0430ble to \u0440\u0430ss th\u0430t u\u0440.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u0440le\u0430se don&#8217;t tell me if you r\u0430n \u0430 4.61 th\u0430t \u0430 guy like \u0430rthur Smith isn&#8217;t gonn\u0430 di\u0430l some things u\u0440 for you \u0430nd t\u0430ke \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge of th\u0430t in the running g\u0430me,&#8221; Fitti\u0440\u0430ldo s\u0430id. &#8220;I&#8217;m thinking like, Ry\u0430n T\u0430nnehill ty\u0440e of stuff here. 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