Mason Rudolph has a great chance of not being hit in the head by a helmet swung by an opponent this week, now that he has been benched in favor of Devlin Hodges for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rematch on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. He probably feels like he’s been hit over the head, though.
This is the first time in his life that he’s been benched. Typically, it’s been the other way around. He wouldn’t come in immediately as the starter, but he would earn that job through his work and his performance, and he would show that he was the answer.