Steelers Fans Will Be Furious at Team’s 2022 Quarterback Plans

Though it's not official yet, all signs point to Ben Roethlisberger calling it quits on a Hall of Fame career this offseason, leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers without a solid answer at quarterback next year.

While many fans expected, or at least hoped the team would be players in the free agent or trade market, or even select a QB in the NFL Draft, the latest report suggests that won't be the case.

According to the report, Mason Rudolph will be the starter in 2022. The third-year quarterback was selected in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Steelers and at the time was viewed as a potential long-term replacement for Roethlisberger. That experiment has had its time to play out and it has not been fruitful.

Rudolph is 5-4-1 in 10 career starts and in 17 total games has just 16 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, with a 61.5 completion percentage. Not exactly franchise QB numbers.

While starting Rudolph might be the safest and easiest option in 2022 for Pittsburgh, finding a long term answer as soon as possible should be paramount. Fans will be hoping they don't run with this Rudolph experiment too much longer.

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