Delayed gratification can be difficult thing to stomach when you don’t see the fruits of your labor in the in the midst of the process, but when but when your hard work comes to fruition, the taste can’t be much sweeter.
That’s the case for QB Mason Rudolph who hadn’t started an NFL football game, being buried on the depth chart the last two seasons behind QBs Kenny Pickett and Mitch Trubisky after last filling in for Ben Roethlisberger against the Detroit Lions in 2021. Pittsburgh’s attrition at quarterback the last few weeks led from Rudolph going from game day inactive to the team’s statering quarterback Saturday night against the Cincinnati Bengals, having Pickett require surgery on his injured ankle a few weeks ago while Trubisky’s poor play led to him getting bench last week against the Indianapolis Colts.