Pittsburgh Steelers insider Brooke Pryor of ESPN explained during an appearance on the latest edition of the “Two on OSU” podcast why quarterback Mason Rudolph may head elsewhere as a free agent this spring rather than re-sign with Pittsburgh and work with recently-hired offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.
“At this point, I think it’s kind of up in the air,” Pryor said about Rudolph’s future, as shared by Josh Carney of Steelers Depot. “I’m so intrigued to see what the Steelers do because I think that they would like to bring Mason Rudolph back, but I don’t know how Mason fits in Arthur Smith’s new system. I’m interested to see if Mason wants an opportunity to prove himself somewhere else…”
Rudolph mostly served as a backup with the Steelers from 2020 through the 2022 campaign but was called into action late this past season when 2022 first-round draft pick Kenny Pickett was sidelined with an ankle injury and Mitchell Trubisky had failed to impress. The 2018 third-round draft choice then kept Pickett a spectator as he won three straight starts to guide Pittsburgh to a playoff berth.