For a veteran like Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph, shining during a handful of padless OTA practices isn’t groundbreaking news. But his presence as a leader for a young offense looking for someone to follow is important, and one week in, Rudolph is doing the job. Even as questions swirl around Aaron Rodgers, who could sign at a moment’s notice and bump Rudolph down the depth chart, Rudolph is acting as if he’s the guy from start to finish. That caught the attention of beat writer Mike Prisuta.
“Really impressed with Mason Rudolph in terms of how calm he is,” Prisuta told Missi Matthews in a wrap-up video for the team’s YouTube channel.