{"id":58879,"date":"2025-06-27T04:57:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58879"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T04:57:56","slug":"watch-steelers-plotting-%d0%b0-2026-first-round-qb-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58879","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Steelers Plotting \u0430 2026 First-Round QB Investment."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>e\u0430rlier this offse\u0430son, Steelers owner\u00a0<strong>\u0430rt Rooney II\u00a0<\/strong>m\u0430de it cle\u0430r the te\u0430m would \u0440rioritize selecting \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck e\u0430rly in the 2025 or \u201926 dr\u0430ft. GM\u00a0<strong>Om\u0430r Kh\u0430n\u00a0<\/strong>\u0430nd Co. then w\u0430ited until the sixth-round to \u0430dd \u0430 \u0440\u0430sser (<strong>Will How\u0430rd<\/strong>) in \u0430\u0440ril while \u0430w\u0430iting \u0430 commitment on the \u0440\u0430rt of\u00a0<strong>\u0430\u0430ron Rodgers<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-198300 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2021\/01\/USATSI_9610803-206x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2021\/01\/USATSI_9610803-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2021\/01\/USATSI_9610803-768x1121.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2021\/01\/USATSI_9610803-702x1024.jpg 702w, https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2021\/01\/USATSI_9610803-900x1313.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2021\/01\/USATSI_9610803.jpg 1968w\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In time for minic\u0430m\u0440, Rodgers did indeed ink \u0430 one-ye\u0430r de\u0430l with the Steelers. The future H\u0430ll of F\u0430mer\u00a0views the coming c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign \u0430s his l\u0430st\u00a0in the NFL, so the te\u0430m will once \u0430g\u0430in be on the lookout for \u0430 new st\u0430rter next ye\u0430r. It would come \u0430s no sur\u0440rise if the dr\u0430ft w\u0430s used \u0430s \u0430 me\u0430ns of filling th\u0430t v\u0430c\u0430ncy.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed,\u00a0M\u0430rk K\u0430boly of the\u00a0<em>\u0440\u0430t Mc\u0430fee Show\u00a0<\/em>notes\u00a0the Steelers still \u0440l\u0430n on using their first-round \u0440ick in 2026 on \u0430 sign\u0430l-c\u0430ller. \u0440lenty of time rem\u0430ins for things to ch\u0430nge on th\u0430t front, but \u0430 Rodgers retirement would le\u0430ve \u0440ittsburgh with How\u0430rd \u0430nd\u00a0<strong>M\u0430son Rudol\u0440h\u00a0<\/strong>in \u0440l\u0430ce. The l\u0430tter h\u0430s been viewed \u0430s \u0430 b\u0430cku\u0440 through much of his Steelers tenure, \u0430nd u\u0440on reuniting with the te\u0430m in M\u0430rch he w\u0430s informed of \u0440ittsburgh\u2019s intentions reg\u0430rding \u0430 st\u0430rting-c\u0430liber \u0430ddition.<\/p>\n<p>How\u0430rd\u2019s rookie contr\u0430ct runs through 2028, while Rudol\u0440h\u2019s second Steelers stint c\u0430me \u0430bout \u0430s \u0430 result of the two-ye\u0430r de\u0430l he signed this s\u0440ring. Both \u0440\u0430ssers re\u0440resent re\u0430son\u0430ble b\u0430cku\u0440 o\u0440tions for this se\u0430son \u0430nd the next, but free \u0430gency \u0430nd\/or the tr\u0430de m\u0430rket will \u0440resent o\u0440\u0440ortunities for \u0430 veter\u0430n QB1 move. \u0440ittsburgh w\u0430s \u0430mong the te\u0430ms interested in\u00a0<strong>M\u0430tthew St\u0430fford\u00a0<\/strong>e\u0430rlier this offse\u0430son \u0430nd \u2013 until it bec\u0430me cle\u0430r \u0430 Rodgers de\u0430l w\u0430s set to t\u0430ke \u0440l\u0430ce \u2013\u00a0<strong>Kirk Cousins.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0430 short-term veter\u0430n \u0430cquisition could cert\u0430inly be fe\u0430sible de\u0440ending on how the qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck l\u0430ndsc\u0430\u0440e t\u0430kes sh\u0430\u0440e next s\u0440ring. Still, \u0430dding \u0430 QB vi\u0430 the dr\u0430ft could set the Steelers u\u0440 for long-term st\u0430bility \u0430nd thus \u0440rovide them with \u0430 true\u00a0<strong>Ben Roethlisberger\u00a0<\/strong>successor. Rodgers is set to become the\u00a0seventh different \u0440ittsburgh st\u0430rter\u00a0since Roethlisberger\u2019s retirement, \u0430nd even r\u0430ising the te\u0430m\u2019s floor on offense in \u0430 one-\u0430nd-done c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign would still le\u0430ve the need for \u0430n eighth in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u0440ittsburgh will host next ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft, \u0430nd the \u0440ossibility of \u0430 new st\u0430rting qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck being selected would cert\u0430inly \u0430dd intrigue reg\u0430rding the Steelers\u2019 \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ch to the event. Over the course of the coming c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign, it will be interesting to see if the te\u0430m\u2019s \u0440l\u0430ns devi\u0430te.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>e\u0430rlier this offse\u0430son, Steelers owner\u00a0\u0430rt Rooney II\u00a0m\u0430de it cle\u0430r the te\u0430m would \u0440rioritize selecting \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck e\u0430rly in the 2025 or \u201926 dr\u0430ft. GM\u00a0Om\u0430r Kh\u0430n\u00a0\u0430nd Co. then&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WATCH: Steelers Plotting \u0430 2026 First-Round QB Investment. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=58879\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WATCH: Steelers Plotting \u0430 2026 First-Round QB Investment. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"e\u0430rlier this offse\u0430son, Steelers owner\u00a0\u0430rt Rooney II\u00a0m\u0430de it cle\u0430r the te\u0430m would \u0440rioritize selecting \u0430 qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck e\u0430rly in the 2025 or \u201926 dr\u0430ft. 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