The next man up mantra is uttered throughout every NFL locker room for a reason, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are experiencing that with the recent injury to Aaron Rodgers’ left wrist. Mason Rudolph stepped in to finish up Sunday’s game, but that means Will Howard is now just one snap away from taking snaps in his rookie season.
“They will get him prepared this week more so than he has pending Aaron Rodgers’ injury,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac said of Howard via 102.5 WDVE’s Morning Show with Randy Baumann. “I don’t think Aaron Rodgers is gonna play this week.