As the Pittsburgh Steelers fielded its historically anemic offense, the first time in the franchise’s history in which they failed to score 30 points in even a single game during a 16-game schedule, there were no doubt those among us wondering how things might be different if they were able to sign Landry Jones.
By the time Ben Roethlisberger went down and Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges were significantly struggling, Jones had already signed a binding contract with the XFL, assigned to the Dallas Renegades. As a matter of fact, he was the first player that the league signed, and arguably their biggest name.