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Steelers QB Landry Jones will start the Hall of Fame game

Steelers quarterback Landry Jones will start the Hall of Fame game. Starter Ben Roethlisberger will not participate along with a number of other veterans and backup Bruce Gradkowski is on the active/PUP list with throwing shoulder fatigue. This is huge opportunity for Jones to make a name for himself and push for the QB2 job. We obviously want to see a lot of young people," Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said. "It is going to be a significant game for Landry Jones, he is going to play a lot. I don't have a predetermined snap count that we expect him to have.