Rookie minicamp is the first opportunity that all rookies (and a few veterans) have to work together ahead of the 2025 season. They don’t get super into the weeds on installing schemes. They don’t even have their helmets on full-time yet. But the coaches are still beginning to evaluate what they have in the young players. Mike Tomlin detailed what he looks for in rookie quarterbacks specifically, which would include sixth-round QB Will Howard.
“Huddle command, communication, the ability to regurgitate new information,” Tomlin said in a clip posted by TribLive’s Joe Rutter on X. “By new information, I mean information that’s new to them.