Former Steelers QB Kordell Stewart now often comes up as a player ahead of his time, and his highlights remind us of why that is. In today’s game, the dual-threat running quarterback is commonplace, Lamar Jackson being the quintessential example. Back in the ‘90s, though, Stewart was an aberration—but an alluring one. The things he could do on the field were rarely seen in the NFL from the quarterback position. Even his teammates could hardly believe it, as long-time Steelers LT John Jackson recalls.
At the end of the 1996 season, the Steelers sailed to an AFC Central title.