Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's whether the Steelers should start rookie quarterback Will Howard in the 2025 season.

There is obviously a chance that Howard, the team's sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Ohio State, wins the job outright. Mason Rudolph should not provide overwhelming competition and Aaron Rodgers still remains a free agent months into the offseason.

But what about if Howard doesn't win the job? Should the Steelers put their finger on the scale to play Howard, just so that they can see him before they have to make a decision about whether or not to draft a quarterback -- and how highly -- in the 2026 NFL Draft?

Alan breaks it down.

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's whether the Steelers will be willing to sign a second wide receiver to a long-term contract extension after already agreeing to a deal with DK Metcalf, and what a new contract with George Pickens might look like.

The Steelers have not signed multiple wide receivers to big-time contracts in their recent past, but that also came while the team was paying big money to Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback. The doesn't mean they won't pay two receivers while they're not paying a big-time quarterback. Part of the money that quarterback is earning is the assumption that he won't need high-priced receivers to succeed.

Will the Steelers want to extend Pickens? It doesn't seem that they're charging into the offseason with that as the plan. After around $300,000 in fines over the last two seasons, the Steelers would probably like to see an increased level of maturity from Pickens before committing to a long-term deal.

If they do decide to sign Pickens, how much will he cost? Alan breaks it down.

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's some process-related questions about the end of the 2025 NFL Draft. Our first question is whether players that were under-drafted compared to their expectations like Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers can change their minds and go back to school?

Also, how does the signing process work for undrafted rookies, or UDFAs? And what's the difference between when a player is released and when a player is waived? Alan breaks it down. 

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Welcome to Steelers Morning Rush, our new daily short-form podcast with Alan Saunders, giving a longer perspective on a single news topic surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers or the National Football League. Today, it's general manager Omar Khan staying the course with his big-picture rebuild of the team at the expense of drafting a quarterback like Shedeur Sanders in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we answer your last-minute NFL Draft questions. Is a George Pickens trade on the table? How likely is a trade back? Why do teams have vastly different draft boards? If there's a run on DT and they don't feel strongly about QB, what position is the next likeliest?

Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this and more!

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Alan Saunders and Zachary Smith discuss all things Pittsburgh Steelers.

On today's episode, we discuss last minute news just over 24 hours out from the NFL Draft. Could George Pickens be on his way out? Jordan Schultz says the team has taken and made calls regarding his availability. What do we make of Derrick Harmon's medical red flags popping up? Will that scare the Steelers off? What could it look like for Mason Rudolph and the Steelers if he has a monster season? Why don't the Steelers invest more in the nickel corner position?

Let's go for another Steelers Afternoon Drive and discuss all this and more!

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