Pittsburgh’s veteran quarterbacks will get a break for Friday night’s matchup with the Jets.
Head coach Mike McCarthy told reporters on Wednesday that second-year QB Will Howard will start against New York, with rookie Drew Allar to follow.
Neither starter Aaron Rodgers nor veteran backup Mason Rudolph will play this week.
Why just Howard and Allar?
“ I think you understand, they’re young ,” McCarthy said, via Nick Farabaugh of PennLive.com. “Will didn’t get to play last year. Drew’s a first-year player. Have two veterans I feel really good about, obviously, with Aaron and Mason. Saw what I needed to see from Mason last week. I’ve talked highly…
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