Steelers fans went into the preseason hoping that sixth-round draft pick Will Howard would breathe life into their imagined status of him being a long-term hope at quarterback. He didn’t, and won’t.

Aaron Rodgers got a good workout when the Steelers opened their preseason Saturday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars. But it was all before the game.

Rudolph was signed to a two-year, $7.5 million deal early in free agency, essentially to be the starter in the worst-case scenario where established veterans go elsewhere and Rodgers steps aside.

Which would make sense. Nope, they put the Steelers at No. 26 but had Rudolph as the backup and worked under the assumption that Rodgers will eventually sign. Here's what they had to say about that: ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers needed a quarterback, so they brought back a familiar face to the mix. They re-signed Mason Rudolph ...

Rudolph, though, didn’t fare much better when starting in place of Levis. He went 1-4 as a starter while completing 64% of his passes for 1,530 yards with nine touchdowns and nine interceptions.