Will Steelers heed Ohio State QB Will Howard's draft warning?
The Pittsburgh Steelers have several intriguing quarterback prospects to choose from in the 2025 NFL Draft — and Ohio State QB Will Howard has warned them, and every other QB-needy team, against drafting any signal callers other than himself.
On an episode of Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL, Howard made sure NFL franchises knew what would happen if they passed on him:
'I don't want [NFL teams] to miss out on me, because every single team that picks a quarterback in front of me, I'm going to make it my mission to make sure that they regret not picking me,' Howard warned. 'Draft me. Draft me, or you'll regret it.'
Quarterback prospects have long echoed similar sentiments — draft me or lose to me — but whether Howard's comments age like Peyton Manning's warning to the Colts or go the way of Josh Rosen's infamous 'nine mistakes made ahead of me' line remains to be seen.
Howard is a proven winner — having led the Ohio State Buckeyes to a 2024 CFB championship — but it remains to be seen whether the Steelers will turn him into the savior of their QB room… or the adversary for years to come.
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