PITTSBURGH — When Ben Roethlisberger retired after 18 seasons, it did more than bring to an end the longest chapter of one of the greatest players in Steelers history. It created what quietly was a landmark moment for the franchise.
For the first time since even before Terry Bradshaw was drafted in 1970, the Steelers entered the 2022 season with two quarterbacks at the top of their depth chart — rookie Kenny Pickett and Mitch Trubisky — who were not on the roster the previous season.
You have to go back to 1957 when Earl Morrall was acquired in a trade from the San Francisco 49ers and rookie Len Dawson was the fifth overall pick in the draft to find the last time the Steelers had two quarterbacks who were not with the team a year earlier.
