It looks like the Pittsburgh Steelers will have four QBs this season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to carry four QBs this season.
Aaron Rodgers is the starter, Mason Rudolph is the backup and Drew Allar and Will Howard are No. 3 and 4.
"I feel good about the quarterback room," Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy said. "I've been saying it for quite some time, and they've showed it on the field. We got two veterans that we can win with, and we got two young guys that we're excited about the future."
Rodgers and McCarthy are back together. They used to work together with the Green Bay Packers.
McCarthy and Rodgers won Super Bowl XLV against the Steelers as members of the Packers. Rodgers is glad that McCarthy will be his head coach in his final NFL season.
“The fun thing, for me, is that this is a real full-circle moment for me and Mike — the closing of my career and the end of his career being back home in Pittsburgh,” Rodgers said, via The Athletic. "The surreal aspect of it has kind of drifted a little bit, but it’s still really special to hear that voice in my head that I’ve heard for so many years.”
One of the top quarterbacks in NFL history, Rodgers put up 3,322 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions last season. The future Hall of Famer completed 65.7% of his passes.
The Steelers won the AFC North last season but lost to the Houston Texans at home in the wild-card round of the 2026 playoffs. McCarthy was hired after Mike Tomlin stepped down from his post.
Rodgers has been in the NFL since 2005. He has played for the Packers, New York Jets and Steelers and has 527 career passing touchdowns and 66,274 career passing yards in the regular season.
A four-time MVP, Rodgers hasn't won a playoff game since the 2020 season, while the Steelers haven't won a postseason game since the 2016 season.
It will be intriguing to see how Rodgers and Co. perform in 2026.
“Just to be able to take this final lap with him, it’s awesome,” McCarthy said. “You always want to do a great job, but now to do it with him in his last chapter, it’s special.”
The Steelers begin the 2026 season at home against the Atlanta Falcons. Let's see how many touchdowns Rodgers throws for in his final NFL season opener.
