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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was cleared by an independent neurological consultant to return to football activities following the team’s bye week, announced Burt Lauten, Steelers Director of Communications. Rudolph is officially no longer in concussion protocol. Rudolph sustained a concussion against the Baltimore Ravens during the Steelers’ Week 5 home overtime loss. The second-year […]

Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has made it clear that once Mason Rudolph is ready to return from his concussion he will get the starting job back. Mason Rudolph is the Steelers starting quarterback. That was made quite clear by Mike Tomlin. — Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly) October 16, 2019 Steelers spokesman Burt Lauten said on […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers face a tough predicament as Mason Rudolph is still under the watchful eyes of the team’s medical staff. While he has two weeks to fully recover, it’s still concerning for Steelers Nation that he’s still under concussion protocol. Team spokesman Burt Lauten confirmed with the media that they will be particularly careful […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently playing with their third-string quarterback Devlin Hodges, but that could soon change. Mason Rudolph is “eyeing” a Week 8 return to the lineup, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Steelers QB Mason Rudolph is eyeing a Week 8 return to the lineup, per source, planning to be cleared from concussion […]

Earl Thomas’ helmet hit on Mason Rudolph was easily one of the scariest hits of the season, so it’s understandable why the league hit him with a hefty fine for his hit. The Baltimore Raven defensive back revealed to ESPN’s Jamison Hensley that he was hit with a $21,000 fine for the hit that sent […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will hit the road in Week 6 to take on the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Neither team has gotten off to the start they envisioned before the regular season began. The Steelers are 1-4 and will be starting their third different quarterback of the season on Sunday. After suffering […]

Undrafted rookie quarterback Devlin Hodges will make his first NFL start on Sunday. Amid Mason Rudolph’s concussion, the Pittsburgh Steelers are starting the Samford product against the Los Angeles Chargers on “Sunday Night Football,” as Rudolph is officially ruled out. With Hodges starting, the Steelers are elevating Paxton Lynch from the practice squad to be […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers suffered a bitter defeat at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens. What made the loss all the worse for Mike Tomlin’s team was the fact that Mason Rudolph was taken out in the process. It was a terrible injury that saw him hit his head the wrong way. Plenty of fans and […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph had an incredibly scary moment this past weekend, when he was knocked unconscious by Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas. The good news is that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that Rudolph, who was diagnosed with a concussion, “appears to be doing fine,” per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. […]

Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas has taken plenty of flak for his hit on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in Week 5. Head coach John Harbaugh has come to his defense. There has been plenty of debate regarding whether or not it was a dirty hit on Thomas’ part. According to Jeff Zrebiec of TheAthletic.com, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have been full of drama and bad news for two seasons now. Le’Veon Bell sat out last season because of a contract dispute. Antonio Brown had a messy breakup with the Steelers before being traded to Oakland. Now, Pittsburgh sits at 1-4 and in third place in the AFC North. Ben Roethlisberger […]

The Baltimore Ravens were victorious against division rivals Pittsburgh Steelers to reinstate them back to the top of the AFC North. However, the game wasn’t the cleanest of victories as they won the game in overtime. Moreover, Earl Thomas is involved in a rough play that some Steelers fans are calling foul over. He pulled […]

Pittsburgh Steelers Mason Rudolph suffered a concussion on Sunday as Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas hit him head-on after the play, which resulted in a knockout. After being taken to the hospital, Rudolph has now been cleared to go home, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Steelers’ QB Mason Rudolph was allowed to go home from […]

Earl Thomas and the Baltimore Ravens were able to pull off a 26-23 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was a great all-around game, but there was an incredibly scary moment during the game. Mason Rudolph, the Steelers’ quarterback, took a brutal hit from Thomas. He took the hit and went limp. After the […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph left Sunday’s game early with a concussion sustained by Baltimore Ravens safety Earl Thomas, in which he appeared to be knocked out on the spot. According to Brooke Pryor of ESPN, he was taken to the hospital after leaving the game. Rudolph was seen laying motionless on the turf of […]

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph will not return to the game after suffering a very scary hit that left him unconscious in the middle of the field. #Steelers make it official: QB Mason Rudolph will not return to today’s game after being diagnosed with a concussion. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 6, 2019 Obviously, Rudolph […]

Everyone at Heinz Field held their breath after seeing Mason Rudolph fall to the ground as he took a nasty hit from Earl Thomas. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was seemingly knocked out following the hit against the Baltimore Ravens per Tom Pelissero. Earl Thomas made the hit on Rudolph, who hit his head as he went […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a tough season ahead of them. They lost Ben Roethlisberger to a season-ending injury. Their AFC North rivals are gaining ground after making key acquisitions over the past two years. And they started their season on the back foot, losing their first three games. However, their early-season predicament brought about a […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster hasn’t been targeted a lot since Mason Rudolph took over at quarterback, and the former Oklahoma State Cowboys standout knows that needs to change. Smith-Schuster had only three catches for 15 yards in the win on Monday night against the Cincinnati Bengals and even though the team won, the […]

Following the Pittsburgh Steelers’ playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in January of 2018, Ben Roethlisberger came clean: he wasn’t allowed to call a QB sneak. Despite a new quarterback and offensive coordinator, that hasn’t changed in Pittsburgh. Nobody — not Big Ben, nor Mason Rudolph — is audibling to a QB sneak. “People that […]

Ben Roethlisberger is out with a severe elbow injury, and the Pittsburgh Steelers will have to play the rest of the season with Mason Rudolph at the helm. However, it seems that he wouldn’t have to rush getting better as soon as possible. Not when Rudolph showcased just what he can do against the Cincinnati […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers picked up their first win of the season on Monday night, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 27-3 behind a strong performance from young quarterback Mason Rudolph. Rudolph completed 24 of his 28 passes for 229 yards and a couple of touchdowns, and afterward, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin lauded […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have undergone plenty of changes over the past 365 days, including losing Ben Roethlisberger for the rest of the season. Former coach Bill Cowher evaluated the offense without Roethlisberger. “It was going to be tough anyway. Two years ago you had three of the best players at their positions on offense — […]

Coming into their Monday night game, both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals were desperate to get their first victory on the season. Pittsburgh’s defense has looked impressive. Not to be forgotten, Mason Rudolph is making plays. Rudolph was able to connect with a wide open Diontae Johnson to increase the Steelers’ lead. .@Rudolph2Mason […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to play with Mason Rudolph for the rest of the season after Ben Roethlisberger injured his elbow. However, it seems like the team’s coaches aren’t worried at the slightest. The team is already comfortable with the idea of Rudolph playing for the rest of the season due to the talent […]

Zac Taylor’s Cincinnati Bengals won’t have to face a Pittsburgh Steelers squad led by Ben Roethlisberger on Monday. After Big Ben’s season-ending elbow surgery, Mason Rudolph is the quarterback the coach is preparing for. For Taylor, that doesn’t mean taking a break from the film room. The first-year Bengals head coach is all too aware […]

Mason Rudolph isn’t Ben Roethlisberger. But to lift his winless team out of an early-season hole, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ new starting quarterback will have to take a page from the franchise icon he’s replacing. Asked about the Steelers’ struggles to move the ball in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers last week, offensive coordinator […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers dropped to 0-3 on Sunday following a tough road loss to the San Francisco 49ers, and afterward, second-year quarterback Mason Rudolph shouldered the blame for the defeat: “We just came out slow,” Rudolph said, according to Kevin Gorman of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I’m more to blame than anyone.” Rudolph completed 14 of […]

Mason Rudolph is playing his first NFL start for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is showing Steelers Nation that they shouldn’t worry about Big Ben’s absence as long as he’s around. He showcased the fantastic connection between him and star wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster during the third quarter. It was a beautiful 75-yard play that fans will […]

Though Mason Rudolph starts under center for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 3, the Western Pennsylvania NFL franchise never expected to so quickly need a replacement for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, although it had an idea of the offense’s future. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Twitter, the Steelers had a “first-round grade” on the 24-year-old […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers find themselves in an unusual spot entering their Week 3 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Obviously, I’m referring to Ben Roethlisberger’s season-ending injury, which puts the quarterback pressure on Mason Rudolph as he makes his first career NFL start. Roethlisberger’s injury certainly has a huge fantasy football impact when it comes […]

We’ve reached Week 3 of the NFL season, and there are some DraftKings value plays that all DFS players need to consider when constructing their rosters. This seems like a week where paying up at running back is the best strategy, especially considering the matchups for elite players like Ezekiel Elliott and Dalvin Cook. If […]

It has been a dark and dreary start to the season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They opened their season with an embarrassing 33-3 loss on Sunday Night Football to the New England Patriots. Pittsburgh then hosted the Seattle Seahawks and were taken down late. Pittsburgh lost more than the game against Seattle. Ben Roethlisberger left […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former first-round pick Paxton Lynch to their practice squad with Ben Roethlisberger being ruled out for the remainder of the season. Throughout the past couple of years, Lynch has been “humbled” in his journey in the NFL. Per Chris Adamski in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: “I never really had a big ego or […]

If there’s anything that Week 2 of the fantasy football season taught us, it’s not to overreact to one week when it comes to player performance and waiver wire pickups. There were quality players getting dropped left and right after underperforming in Week 1, and some of those players bounced back in big ways to […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers received terrible news on Monday that Ben Roethlisberger will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury. Following the news, JuJu Smith-Schuster took to Twitter to share his reaction to his quarterback’s season-ending injury. Prayers up to my guy Ben on his upcoming surgery. So sad to hear the news, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be moving forward with Mason Rudolph as their starting quarterback. Despite their confidence in Rudolph, Pittsburgh has promoted Devlin Hodges to the 53-man roster in wake of Ben Roethlisberger’s injury. We have promoted QB Devlin Hodges to the 53-man roster and placed QB Ben Roethlisberger on the reserve/injured list. MORE: https://t.co/E7jnTiNapS […]

The 2019 NFL campaign couldn’t have started out worse for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After being hammered by the New England Patriots by a score of 33-3 in the season opener, the Steelers dropped to 0-2 after falling to the Seattle Seahawks at home on Sunday, and in the process, they lost both Ben Roethlisberger and […]

Pittsburgh Steelers second-year quarterback Mason Rudolph was thrust under center in the team’s Week 2 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks after an injury suffered to veteran signal-caller Ben Roethlisberger’s throwing arm. Rudolph, 24, connected with No. 1 receiving option JuJu Smith-Schuster, however, for an impressive and tricky flea flicker reception. .@Steelers FLEA FLICKER!@Rudolph2Mason finds @TeamJuJu […]