Most games as starting quarterback these quarterbacks. The most number of first round selections from the mac in a single nfl draft is two mac players during both the 2004 and 2014 nfl drafts. Pittsburgh steelers quarterback mason rudolph hits tight end vance mcdonald for a 3yard touchdown pass. Pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger guided his team to the playoffs for the first time since 2011 by setting career marks and throwing for six. Mac history in the nfl draft midamerican conference. Quarterbacks new, 6 comments the pittsburgh steelers have 21 players who will be unrestricted free. Cleveland browns 27 at pittsburgh steelers 30 on september 7th, 2014 full team and player stats and box score. The mmqbs peter king assembled a 12man panel of personnel experts, football historians and longtime writers to stage the mmqb alltime nfl draft. In the 2004 nfl draft, miami quarterback ben roethlisberger was selected no. He played college football at oklahoma state, where we was a threeyear starter and won the johnny unitas golden arm award during his last year. The 10 best wide receivers in pittsburgh steelers history. The steelers play the kansas city chiefs, december 21. Bruce arians, who was the steelers offensive coordinator when antonio brown was a rookie, has been observing the allpro wide receiver from afar and doesnt like what he sees. Nov 18, 2018 the pittsburgh steelers pulled off a crazy comeback win after what seemed like an loss vs.
With very little salary cap space to work with, the pittsburgh steelers are not going to be able to prioritize a few contract extensions this offseason for their top free agents for 2021. Allmac and became the first redhawk to earn mac freshman of the year. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Roethlisberger had one of the worst passing games of his career, completing just nine of 21 passes for 123 yards and two interceptions. It also marked the 15th season under leadership of general manager kevin colbert and the eighth under head coach mike tomlin the steelers honored the 40th anniversary of their first super bowl winning team, super bowl ix, during their week. Drafted by the pittsburgh steelers as the heir apparent to tommy maddox, ben rothelisberger wound up taking the nfl by storm in the 2004 season. Charles ddonte batch born december 5, 1974 is a former american football quarterback who played in the national football league nfl.
Through the 1930s, the pirates never finished higher than second place in their division, or with a record better than. Pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger finds his tight end vance mcdonald for a 5yard touchdown. More than twice as many have latched on with nfl teams as undrafted free agents. If you watched the pittsburgh steelers take on the cincinnati bengals last week, you may have noticed injured pittsburgh quarterback ben roethlisberger rocking an apple watch on the sidelines. The official source for roster of players for the pittsburgh steelers. Steelers reportedly bench struggling starting wide receiver. Apr 29, 2019 2014 dri archerkent st 3rd round that doesnt even include three of the most talented players to play for pittsburgh this century. Ben roethlisberger, antonio brown, and james harrison. When maddox went down with an injury in pittsburgh s 2nd week loss of 2004 to the baltimore ravens, rothelisberger was elevated to starting quarterback, and the steelers season was never the same. Did steelers snagged their quarterback of the future in the 4th round of the 2017 nfl draft. Brogan roback was the pittsburgh steelers first signing of the 2019 offseason. Brett mason rudolph iii born july 17, 1995 is an american football quarterback for the pittsburgh steelers of the national football league nfl.
They are listed in order of the date of each players first start at quarterback for the steelers. Last year 10 mac players were among the 254 taken by the nfl teams. Midamerican conference pipeline has worked well for the steelers. In bens mind, whenever this goal is completed is his time to walk away. Roethlisberger was named the 2003 mac offensive player of the year. The steelers, however, have had less than an embarrassment of riches at the qb position. Waiting for their opportunity to spend money in the open market, the steelers made minuet signings to fill needs. On october 22, 2019, smith was signed to the jacksonville jaguars practice squad, but was released a week later pittsburgh steelers second stint on november 6, 2019, smith.
These quarterbacks have started for the national football leagues pittsburgh steelers. Indianapolis colts 34 at pittsburgh steelers 51 on october 26th, 2014 full team and player stats and box score. He was undrafted out of the mac, about the same size as adeniyi, and. Oct 08, 2017 the 35yearold quarterback received support from some of his steelers teammates, including antonio brown, with whom roethlisberger has reportedly been at odds. Pittsburgh steelers need to draft a quarterback, now. Williams, former nfl pro bowl fullback for the seattle seahawks 198693, and pittsburgh steelers 199495 128. What the steelers are getting from their recent acquisitions 1.
List of super bowl starting quarterbacks wikipedia. Indianapolis colts at pittsburgh steelers october 26th, 2014. Why eric ebrons upside outweighs the risk for steelers. Pittsburgh ap the pittsburgh steelers have not completely ruled out playing ben roethlisberger this weekend.
Because the steelers had a veteran backup in jones and had just used a fourthround pick on dobbs in 2017, it seemed unlikely the team would draft a quarterback in 2018, but when the steelers got a thirdround pick from oakland for martavis bryant and mason rudolph still was on the board in that third round, the team pulled the trigger and added a player general. In fact, theres more embarrassment than there is riches after you get past the top 3 guys. The 2014 pittsburgh steelers season was a good one, one that exceeded my preseason expectations which were 106 and a wild card playoff berth. Slot to pittsburgh steelers newsletter before he became the steelers backup quarterback on wednesday, zach mettenberger was the starting quarterback. It also marked the 15th season under leadership of general manager kevin colbert and the eighth under head coach mike tomlin. Pittsburgh steelers career passing leaders profootball. Pittsburgh steelers draft tennessee qb joshua dobbs.
Biggest pittsburgh steelers draft busts thesportster. Pittsburgh steelers news, photos, and more city of champions. At the moment, all signs point to ben roethlisberger leaning towards returning to the pittsburgh steelers for a 14th season. Peyton manning is the only starting quarterback to have won super bowls for two nfl teams, while craig morton and kurt warner are the only other quarterbacks to have started for. The 2014 pittsburgh steelers season was the franchises 82nd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the national football league. The steelers compete in the national football league nfl as a member of the american football conference afc north division. Pittsburgh steelers quarterback bruce gradkowski throws a 33yard td pass to wide receiver darrius heywardbey. Contentsshow seasons list of all pittsburgh steelers starting quarterbacks the number of games they started during the season is listed to the right. Pittsburgh steelers select sam darnold, qb, usc page 2. Juju smithschuster emerged as a receiving star last season, and the steelers hope james washington and newcomer donte moncrief will pick up some of the slack, but replacing brown wont be easy.
Check out the 2014 week 8 game highlights between the indianapolis colts and pittsburgh steelers. Steelers qb roethlisberger is questionable for sunday fox. May 12, 2014 the 2014 nfl draft is over, and eight mac players in all were taken. The greatness of ben roethlisberger can carry the offense.
Being from ohio, im proud of the mac, said inside linebackers coach jerry. They started the decade as one of the most dominant defenses. In the 2014 nfl draft, buffalo linebacker khalil mack was picked as the fifth overall. List of pittsburgh steelers starting quarterbacks wikipedia. The steelers found their twotime super bowlwinning quarterback there. Ben roethlisberger, qb for the pittsburgh steelers at. Pittsburgh needs to further address its offense later. Quarterbacks new, 6 comments the pittsburgh steelers have 21 players who will be unrestricted free agents when their currents contracts expire march 21. Latrobe steelers resident insider, sideline reporter and hog analyst to the football world, craig wolfley called ola adeniyi the best instinctual rusher here. Pittsburgh steelers football news, schedule, roster, stats.
He played college football at marshall university and was drafted by the jacksonville jaguars seventh overall in the 2003 nfl draft. See more ideas about steeler nation, pittsburgh sports, steelers. He played college football at miami university, and was drafted by the steelers in the first round 11th overall. Max starks, former nfl offensive tackle for the arizona cardinals 2014, and formerly, the pittsburgh steelers 200412, and st.
Of the eligible players, only jim plunkett has won multiple super bowls and not been inducted into the hall of fame. And with improvements on both sides of the ball, the steelers are primed for a return to the playoffs. Pittsburgh steelers nfl steelers news, scores, stats. Leftwich also played for the atlanta falcons, pittsburgh steelers and tampa bay buccaneers. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball. Our newlydubbed killer bs offense emerged as the most explosive in the league big ben had the best season of his career, antonio brown was the top receiver in the league, and leveon was the.
Lean crop of prospects in mac turns out as expected the buffalo. The steelers have devised a master plan to improve their creativity 46. He earned a super bowl ring with the steelers in super bowl xliii. Ben roethlisberger american football database fandom. Latest on chicago bears linebacker khalil mack including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on espn. He was selected by the steelers in the third round of the 2018 nfl draft.
As always, we appreciate hearing from anyone regarding the draft, so please let us know what you think. Steelers backup qb isnt so sure ben roethlisberger will miss sundays game dan graf nov 15, 2016 at 1. Find a new pittsburgh steelers jersey at the official online retailer of the nfl. Pittsburgh steelers star quarterback ben roethlisberger will have surgery on his right elbow and miss the remainder of the season, coach mike tomlin announced monday. Super bowl wins are often used to determine the greatness of a quarterback. Ben roethlisberger 2004present these quarterbacks have started at least one game for the pittsburgh steelers of the national football league. Benjamin todd roethlisberger sr nicknamed big ben, is an american football quarterback for the pittsburgh steelers of the national. After finishing the year 88, the steelers, and their vast fan base, has another long. Byron antron leftwich born january 14, 1980 is an american football coach and former quarterback who is the current offensive coordinator for the tampa bay buccaneers of the national football league nfl. He broke the mac singlegame record for passing yards in a 4841 loss against northern illinois on.
With this in mind, here are the top 10 quarterbacks in the history of the pittsburgh steelers, starting with 10, mark malone. So obviously pittsburgh better make a move to get a high 1st round nfl qb, or we arent winning squat when ben retires. The draft, officially the player selection meeting, was held at radio city music hall in new york city, new york, on may 8th through may 10th, 2014. Sep 22, 2019 steelers reportedly bench struggling starting wide receiver who will now be inactive in week 3 the steelers have apparently run out of patience with donte moncrief. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. The steelers pro shop is the teamowned store of the pittsburgh steelers. The steelers listed their veteran quarterback friday as questionable for sundays. Jun 20, 2017 back in 1980, the steelers used a firstround draft pick on qb mark malone, a young signalcaller advertised to be the teams answer at the position so much so that the steelers elected to not draft dan marino, among other qbs, in the future. Official pittsburgh steelers jerseys, steelers jersey. The pittsburgh steelers of the nfl first took to the field as the pittsburgh pirates on september 20, 1933, losing 232 to the new york giants. The college programs the steelers pull from the most in the. Pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger drops 45yard pass in the bucket to wide receiver james washington.
Apr 17, 2020 the pittsburgh steelers just added some alpha dogs to their pack after taking a closer look, the pittsburgh steelers targeted prospects with a certain personality trait. There is plenty to be excited about for the steelers free. Steelers backup qb isnt so sure ben roethlisberger will miss. The official app of the pittsburgh steelers the only app that gives you access to all things steelers anytime, anywhere for free. In 15 seasons, has led the steelers to nine postseason berths, seven afc north championships, four afc championships and two super bowl victories in three championship game appearances, becoming the youngest quarterback to ever win a super bowl 23, super bowl xl, and the secondyoungest quarterback to win his second super bowl tom brady.
Has started the most games at qb in team history 214, and he has the most wins in. Despite recently signing landry jones to a new twoyear deal, here are five other backup quarterbacks the pittsburgh steelers should still consider targeting. In january, the steelers signed the former cleveland browns quarterback to a reservefutures contract. He played college football at miami university, and was drafted by the steelers in the first round 11th overall of the 2004 nfl draft.
The 2014 nfl draft was the 79th annual meeting of national football league nfl franchises to select newly eligible football players to the league. He was ranked 31st by his fellow players on the nfl top 100 players of 2014. A steelers draft wrap up show will air on monday, april 27 from 7 p. When you think of the pittsburgh steelers today, you may imagine a wideopen passing game with multiple wide receivers and a quarterback who throws the ball 50 times per game. Check out this cantmiss play as pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger connects with wide receiver justin. Pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger and his wife have. Pittsburgh did make history in 1938 by signing byron white, a future justice of the u. List of florida gators football players in the nfl wikipedia.
So, finding ebron in free agency was the only way the 2014 10th overall pick. Lets evaluate the backup quarterback position battle. Meaning 2018 has the same goal 2017 did win a championship. Pittsburgh steelers 2020 nfl draft analysis for every pick the steelers first pick of the draft adds chase claypool, another bigbody receiver. Cleveland browns at pittsburgh steelers september 7th, 2014. Leftwich also played for the atlanta falcons, pittsburgh. The pittsburgh steelers are a professional american football team in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Byron antron leftwich is an american football coach and former quarterback who is the current offensive coordinator for the tampa bay buccaneers of the national football league. These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the pittsburgh steelers. By selecting josh dobbs in the fourth round in the 2017 nfl draft, the steelers showed they took roethlisbergers retirement talks serious and drafted a potential suitor to man the ship once big bens set sail for the retirement home or broadcast booth, up to you ben. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. After yet another ineffective effort from starting qb mason rudolph, its time for the pittsburgh steelers to turn to backup devlin hodges for a.
Toledos terrance owens doesnt sign with pittsburgh. The steelers 2020 season is being shaped now, so we take a look back at the 2020 nfl draft class. Bell, brown, pouncey, roethlisberger, timmons sports reference baseball. Pittsburgh steelers football news, schedule, scores, videos, roster, nfl draft, ben roethlisberger, mike tomlin, ron cook, videos, photos. Ben roethlisberger news, stats, photos pittsburgh steelers. The former rockets signal caller has signed on to be a steeler. Smith was drafted by the pittsburgh steelers in the sixth round, 175th overall, of the 2019 nfl draft. The pittsburgh steelers won super bowl xl 2110 over the seattle seahawks in detroit on february 5, 2006. Latest on pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on espn. Defense the 2010s were a rollercoaster ride of a decade for the pittsburgh steelers defense. The pittsburgh steelers 2019 season is officially over.