Steelers QB Mason Rudolph, Others Join President Trump at Rally in Pittsburgh
Donald J. Trump, President of the United States waves as he takes the stage during the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, May 30, 2019. Nine-hundred-eighty-nine cadets graduated to become the newest 2nd lieutenants in the Air Force. -- Trevor Cokley / U.S. Air Force
Three current and former members of the Pittsburgh Steelers, including starting quarterback Mason Rudolph, joined president Donald Trump on stage at a rally at U.S. Steel's Irvin Works in West Mifflin on Friday.
Trump was in Pittsburgh promoting a deal to finally move forward with the proposed merger between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, a Japanese company.
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Rudolph, Steelers safety and special teams captain Miles Killebrew, and four-time Super Bowl champion running back Rocky Bleier joined Trump on the stage.
'I happen to think a really good quarterback is a man named Mason Rudolph,' Trump said. 'I think he's going to get a big shot. He's tall, he's handsome, got a great arm, and I have a feel he's gonna be the guy.'
Bleier presented Trump with a customized Steelers No. 47 jersey and called him an honorary member of the team.
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Rudolph re-joined the Steelers on a two-year contract this offseason after spending the 2024 season with the Tennessee Titans. He was originally the team's third-round pick out of Oklahoma State in 2018.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph at OTAs on May 27, 2025. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
Killebrew has been with the team since 2021, and was selected to his second straight Pro Bowl as a special teamer in 2024.
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Bleier, 79, was a 16th-round pick of the Steelers in 1968 out of Notre Dame, and saw his tenure with the team interrupted by his service in the Vietnam War, where he was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. Despite being told he'd never play football again, Bleier returned to be a key part of the 1970s dynasty.
Several former Steelers players supported Trump in his re-election campaign in 2024, including Bleier, Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell. Trump also visited Acrisure Stadium for a game against the New York Jets last October.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers QB Mason Rudolph, Others Join President Trump at Rally in Pittsburgh
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