Halicke's Kickoff: The Trubisky era begins

Mitch Trubisky during warmups at Acrisure Stadium.When the Steelers and Bengals kick off at 1:02 p.m. Sunday afternoon along the Ohio River at Paycor Stadium, the Mitch Trubisky era in Pittsburgh will officially begin.

Of course, that's already been made official this week when Mike Tomlin confirmed what's been common knowledge for those who were paying attention to what was happening for the past few months.

After he signed a two-year, $14.825-million contract in the offseason, Trubisky took virtually every first-team rep. He always started the rotation in individual drills. He was the starter in all three preseason games. He was the guy talking to the media at the podium after games, even…