Mason Rudolph was the starting quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, the 29-year-old signal-caller is right back where he was the last time he was with the franchise before leaving in 2024 to join the Tennessee Titans—as Pittsburgh's No.

“I’ve always wanted to be able to have an impact on kids like I was impacted when I was there age,” Howard told WSYX ABC 6.

Smith noted that last year, the Steelers deployed two different quarterbacks: Justin Fields for the first six weeks, and Russell Wilson for the rest of the season.