After Russell Wilson and Justin Fields signed elsewhere this offseason, the Steelers found themselves in need of a starting quarterback once again. Though Aaron Rodgers did not sign with Pittsburgh until June, his conversations with coach Mike Tomlin during the spring gave the team the confidence to not only wait for him, but pass on a drafting a quarterback early and instead wait to take Will Howard in the sixth round.
For Tomlin, it wasn't Rodgers's résumé or his long list of accolades that stood out, but his goal to win as he enters what is likely his final NFL season.
