In this year’s draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t spend a high draft pick on a quarterback. Instead, they waited until the sixth round to attack that position, drafting Ohio State’s Will Howard. Usually, sixth-round picks don’t blossom into franchise quarterbacks. Therefore, it’s unfair to call Howard the Steelers’ future under center. However, former NFL head coach Jon Gruden thinks the Steelers got a great player.
“I’ll go on record here,” Gruden said Monday on SiriusXM Radio at the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame induction ceremony. “The Pittsburgh Steelers got a steal in Will Howard.