The Facts: What's next for the Steelers at quarterback is a prevailing offseason question for the first time in almost 20 years. Ben Roethlisberger is all but retired, pending an official announcement, and HC Mike Tomlin and the club are proceeding under the assumption that Big Ben will hang it up. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that a likely scenario is current Steelers quarterbacks Dwayne Haskins and Mason Rudolph will have a shot at competing for the spot, while Pittsburgh also adds a QB in the draft.

Diehards Line:It's an opportunity ahead that Rudolph and Haskins are each relishing. Paramount in either emerging as the Steelers' QB1 will be exhibiting leadership and playing to their potential. "I can maybe be a bit more myself, being the leader that I've always been at the quarterback position and not worried about stepping on the toes of a longtime Hall of Fame player," Rudolph said, via ESPN's Brooke Pryor. Said Haskins: "I definitely feel like I could be a starter in this league. I got drafted for that reason. I definitely believe I have talent to play with the best of them, but really, I just haven't put it all together yet. And that's something I have to do this offseason in order to put myself in that position to play." Haskins didn't play at all in 2021 for the Steelers after signing with them in the offseason. "They're giving me a chance to compete and I have a chance to start," Haskins said. "That's all I could ask for." The question – and competition – as to who will be Roethlisberger's successor is just getting started.