It's April 2025 and the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback sweepstakes are still ongoing. At the moment, the team is waiting on a commitment from veteran Aaron Rodgers, whom they've been courting for about a month, but they have since signed former backup Mason Rudolph presumably to start should Rodgers fall through. They'll need more depth than that, so they are also meeting with draft prospect Shedeur Sanders, whose stock may have fallen enough that Pittsburgh could snag him with the 21st pick.
Considering the gravity of the team's QB problem, they need to know ASAP whether Rodgers will be in black and gold next season. If not, and if they do not draft Sanders, head coach Mike Tomlin has expressed confidence in Rudolph as a QB1 option, even though he never wore that hat as intended during his previous four seasons with Pittsburgh.
