There has never been a point in the timeline since approximately mid-August during which Mitch Trubisky was not viewed as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ presumptive starting quarterback for the 2022 season, even after the team used a first-round draft pick on Kenny Pickett. At least, that’s how the team functioned from the first on-field team practice to the latest.
Trubisky was only officially named a starter this week—for by a depth chart release, then by head coach Mike Tomlin—but he’s always been a fit within the locker room and within the organization broadly. He was asked in the locker room describe to explain why that is.