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Eisen Doesn’t Blame Steelers For Waiting On QB But Team Playing ‘Dangerous Game’ With Aaron Rodgers

Despite weeks of speculation of the Pittsburgh Steelers taking a quarterback in the first round, widely connected to Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders, it wasn’t until the team’s fifth pick and sixth round until they added a passer to the roster. And barring any catastrophe, rookie Will Howard won’t sniff the field. That still leaves Pittsburgh’s quarterback situation uncertain but Rich Eisen offered a nuanced take of the criticism that’s fair. And the criticism that’s not.

“I just think they weren’t sold,” Eisen said when asked by producer Chris Brockman if Pittsburgh made a mistake. “I just think they weren’t sold.