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Kenny Pickett Has Chance To Become Early Leader In Steelers’ Locker Room, Roethlisberger Says

While Ben Roethlisberger believes veteran Mitch Trubisky should be the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starter to open the 2022 season, rookie Kenny Pickett has a chance to make a different mark on the Steelers’ locker room than even Roethlisberger did in 2004. During his debut episode of his new podcast Footbalhn, Roethlisberger said a younger Steelers’ team will offer Pickett more chances to lead.

“I think I had a really veteran group,” Roethlisberger said of his rookie year. “Kenny is like, that group in there, he might even be older than some of the like second year guys.