By WILL GRAVES

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mason Rudolph knew what he was getting into. So did the Pittsburgh Steelers .

When Rudolph signed a two-year deal to return to Pittsburgh in March following a one-season stint in Tennessee, he was under no illusion that he would be the starting quarterback in 2025.

If Rudolph learned anything during his time with the Steelers from 2018-23, it was that while the club has long respected his professionalism, it has never viewed him as a long-term solution at quarterback.

The list of players Pittsburgh has turned to over the years includes Devlin “Duck” Hodges , Mitch Trubisky , Kenny Pickett and Russell Wilson , whom the Steelers wooed and then signed in the spring of 2024 just two months after Rudolph authored a late three-game winning streak

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