The Pittsburgh Steelers’ PR department caused quite the unintentional stir Monday, releasing the depth chart ahead of the Week 1 season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals, which had veteran Mason Rudolph listed as the backup quarterback to Mitch Trubisky, and rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett as the No. 3.
Turns out, as head coach Mike Tomlin stated Tuesday, it was a clerical error on the Steelers part, which was ultimately corrected with Pickett as the No.2 and Rudolph as the No. 3. Despite some of the hysteria that transpired on social media from media members and fans Monday, both Pickett and Rudolph knew it was a mistake and trusted the openness and transparency of Tomlin, who told the team the pecking order last week.