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Current Steelers Draw Comparison To Early 2000s Teams ‘Before They Got Ben Roethlisberger’

Right before landing Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers had a roster primed for a franchise quarterback. They may be there again, or close. At least that’s how Mike DeFabo sees the Steelers coming out of the 2025 NFL Draft, even without George Pickens. Of course, they don’t have their franchise quarterback, but what of their roster?

“I kind of look at the Steelers right now, if they play their cards correctly, they could kind of be like the early 2000s Steelers before they got Ben Roethlisberger,” DeFabo said, via the Cleveland Browns’ YouTube channel. “You had a very good defense.