The Pittsburgh Steelers season ended in Kansas City last weekend, losing to the Chiefs 42-21. Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense once again struggled in the loss. The Steelers quarterback's play has been declining for a number of years now, and injuries have begun to mount up. It is believed that was the final game of future Hall of Fame quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Pittsburgh's backup quarterback Mason Rudolph had an interesting take on the pending retirement from the Steelers great, as noted by The Athletic's Steelers reporter Mark Kaboly.
Mason Rudolph said it is going to be nice moving forward not worrying about stepping on toes. pic.twitter.com/FGW8hSoXRO
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) January 19, 2022
Rudolph spoke about what it will be like without Roethlisberger in the fold.
“All I want is a chance to compete and be the guy here, and that seems like a real possibility now (more) than ever, opposed to the last four years knowing when Ben is healthy, you aren’t playing,” Rudolph said. “Knowing that I can be a bit more, maybe I can be a bit more myself as being the leader as I have always been at the quarterback position, and not worry about stepping on the toes of a longtime Hall of Fame player.”
Rudolph has filled in for Roethlisberger a number of times over the last few years. His play has mostly underwhelmed, despite posting a winning record as a starter. Rudolph has played in 17 games over his brief 3-year pro career and has started 10 games for Pittsburgh.
He is 5-4-1 in those starts, throwing 16 touchdown passes to 11 interceptions. Rudolph is expected to have an opportunity to win the starting job, but is not assured of that.
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