<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-dk-metcalf-injury-scare-wont-make-mason-rudolph-life-easier-bears');   ga('set', 'title', 'DK Metcalf injury scare won’t make Mason Rudolph’s life easier vs. Bears');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Steelers-DK-Metcalf.jpg"><figcaption>© Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>DK Metcalf injury scare won’t make Mason Rudolph’s life easier vs. Bears</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-23T11:19:12-08:00">November 23rd, 11:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-23T11:31:15-08:00">November 23rd, 11:31am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-reveals-why-aaron-rodgers-not-playing-vs-bears">Pittsburgh Steelers are already without starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers</a> on Sunday, as the team takes on the Chicago Bears. Things appear to be going from bad to worse for Pittsburgh, as wide receiver DK Metcalf <a href="https://x.com/bepryor/status/1992669739014066462" rel="noopener">is also hurt</a>.</p><p>“Looks like Metcalf got hurt on Jaylen Warren’s two-yard run. He was in as a blocker and got pushed down into a scrum of people,” ESPN’s NFL reporter Brooke Pryor posted to X, formerly Twitter.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/rayfitt1/status/1992669403461431338" rel="noopener">It didn’t look good</a> for Metcalf at first, as he went to the medical tent. Metcalf was able to return to the sideline, but got a murky injury update.</p><p>“DK Metcalf is questionable to return with an ankle injury,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Ray Fittipaldo posted.</p><p>The Steelers are in Chicago to try and win a seventh game this season. Chicago is already 7-3 on the year. Pittsburgh got some good news as Metcalf was able to return to the contest. He also rushed for the team’s first touchdown of the game.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-mason-rudolph-first-pass-aaron-rodgers-bonkers-bears-interception">Mason Rudolph got the start for the Steelers</a> on Sunday, as Rodgers is dealing with an injured wrist. Rodgers had pushed to start the game, but was overruled. Rudolph looked sluggish at the start. He ended up throwing an interception early for Pittsburgh.</p><p>The Pittsburgh quarterback was then able to find a bit of a groove, leading the squad down the field on a few drives. Pittsburgh has put up 21 points before the end of the first half.</p><p>The Steelers and Bears are playing at time of writing. Chicago enters the game in first place in the NFC North.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

DK Metcalf injury scare won’t make Mason Rudolph’s life easier vs. Bears

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-mason-rudolph-first-pass-aaron-rodgers-bonkers-bears-interception');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers QB Mason Rudolph’s first pass in place of Aaron Rodgers turns into bonkers Bears interception');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mason-Rudolph.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Steelers QB Mason Rudolph’s first pass in place of Aaron Rodgers turns into bonkers Bears interception</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-23T10:53:14-08:00">November 23rd, 10:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-23T10:53:14-08:00">November 23rd, 10:53am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-aaron-rodgers-inactive-vs-bears-despite-pushing-to-play">Aaron Rodgers unable to play</a> in Week 12 due to his wrist fracture, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-orlovsky-drops-big-rudolph-take-after-rodgers-injury">Pittsburgh Steelers turned to Mason Rudolph</a>. But his opportunity didn’t come with the start the Steelers were hoping for.</p><p>On his <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1992656887750275226">first pass of the game</a>, Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright came away with an insane interception. Chicago <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1992658702747537423" rel="noopener">would then go on to score</a> the first touchdown of the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nahshon Wright with a WILD interception on Mason Rudolph’s first throw of the game 🤯</p><p> <a href="https://t.co/TYy1Ll11uE">pic.twitter.com/TYy1Ll11uE</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1992656887750275226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While it may have been a rough start, Rudolph and the Steelers were able to find their footing after the opening pick. On their next drive, Pittsburgh took nearly eight minutes off the clock on a 13-play, 95 yard drive. It was capped off on a six-yard touchdown pass from Rudolph to Metcalf.</p><p>The quarterback’s play will be under a microscope for all of Week 12 and however long he fills in for Rodgers. With the veteran pushing to play, perhaps he is not too far off from a return. Still, at 6-4, Pittsburgh knows every game is crucial on their postseason push. Their offense cannot afford a massive drop off even with the quarterback change.</p><p>Rudolph does have 18 games of starting experience heading into Week 12, holding a career 9-8-1 record. Over his 32 total game games, the quarterback has completed 64.1 percent of his passes for 4,754 yards, 29 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.</p><p>How the backup quarterback handles his audition will be telling for the remainder of his NFL career. The Steelers are certainly hoping Rodgers makes his return sooner rather than later. But if Rudolph bounces back well from his early interception, perhaps they take a more cautious approach with their starter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers QB Mason Rudolph’s first pass in place of Aaron Rodgers turns into bonkers Bears interception

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-orlovsky-drops-big-rudolph-take-after-rodgers-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dan Orlovsky drops eye-opening Mason Rudolph take after Aaron Rodgers injury for the Steelers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Vita-Vea-vs.-Steelers.jpg"><figcaption>Barry Reeger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dan Orlovsky drops eye-opening Mason Rudolph take after Aaron Rodgers injury for the Steelers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-18T16:23:24-08:00">November 18th, 4:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-18T16:23:24-08:00">November 18th, 4:23pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers have played decent football this season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-aaron-rodgers-pittsburgh-finally-agree-contract" rel="noopener">They added Aaron Rodgers</a> and DK Metcalf to this offense and then Jalen Ramsey on defense. They are leading the AFC North, but are facing issues with this offense now that Rodgers is dealing with a fractured wrist. Mason Rudolph is taking the reins of the offense, and it could lead to more uncertainty than expected.</p><p>ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky said he did not think the Steelers’ offense would miss Rodgers much if he missed a game or two and Mason Rudolph took over the starting job. He said that the Steelers <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1990909759009030613?s=20" rel="noopener">can weather that absence</a>, and it would not be the end of the world if Rudolph started on Tuesday’s episode of “NFL Live.”</p><p>“I actually thought the offense looked better once Mason Rudolph went into the football game. I think the one thing that stood out was the willingness, the ability to throw the ball down the field,” Orlovsky said. “That’s something that this offense just does not do right now with Aaron. And when Mason Rudolph went in there, there was much more chunk, explosive, throw the ball past 10-15 yards down the field.</p><p>“So I think if you’re the Steelers, I’m not sitting here telling everybody that Mason Rudolph is Aaron Rodgers, but I don’t think you’re sitting there completely worried that Mason Rudolph potentially has to play, ’cause I think your offense looked better (against the Bengals) than it did with Aaron.”</p><p>Orlovsky’s overall take makes sense if the Steelers need to use Rudolph for a short time, such as in one or two games. However, Rudolph is still a step down from Rodgers overall, and they can’t maintain their division lead if they have to rely on him. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-aaron-rodgers-significant-wrist-injury" rel="noopener">The wrist injury could depend on its severity</a>.</p><p>On Sunday, Rudolph completed 12-for-16 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals in relief of Rodgers, but he only attempted three passes 10 yards or longer, and completed only one of those. While the offense still looked solid against the Bengals with Rudolph, it was not all that different, so he should be fine in the short term with Rodgers out.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dan Orlovsky drops eye-opening Mason Rudolph take after Aaron Rodgers injury for the Steelers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-mason-rudolph-quarterback-aaron-rodgers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Steelers’ Mason Rudolph gets real on QB1 job amid Aaron Rodgers buzz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mason-Rudolph.jpg"><figcaption>Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union</figcaption></figure><h1>Steelers’ Mason Rudolph gets real on QB1 job amid Aaron Rodgers buzz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-27T14:23:38-07:00">May 27th, 2:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-27T14:23:38-07:00">May 27th, 2:23pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Since the New York Jets decided against bringing him back, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-aaron-rodgers-drops-big-hint-pittsburgh-rumors">the Pittsburgh Steelers and Aaron Rodgers have flirted</a>. Adding fuel to the fire has been that things have been hushed on that front of late, with neither side saying much. However, the Steelers are not without a quarterback, and their projected starter, Mason Rudolph, has been caught in the crossfire, having to listen to all of the speculation.</p><p>According to Jason Mackey of Post-Gazette Sports, Rudolph was recently asked about some of the questions surrounding the quarterback position in Pittsburgh and the uncertainty there despite being considered the starter for now. <a href="https://x.com/JMackeyPG/status/1927424236173353245" rel="noopener">He said</a>, “That’s been nothing new to me. There’s been constant noise. That’s the nature of the NFL. I’ve been used to that for a long time now. I must be the best I can be and help our team improve this spring.”</p><p>Rudolph returned to Pittsburgh this past offseason after one season with the Tennessee Titans, signing a two-year, $7.5 million deal. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-pittsburgh-reunites-mason-rudolph-aaron-rodgers-buzz">The Steelers signed Rudolph when the rumors surrounding Rodgers were already circulating</a>, and they acted quickly, signing him within the first week of free agency starting.</p><p>The Steelers have not done much to improve their quarterback room, even depth-wise. Rudolph was signed, Skylar Thompson was already on the roster, and then they drafted Will Howard in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. The Rodgers rumors are not going to quiet down.</p><p>The last time Rudolph suited up for the Steelers, in 2023, the Steelers surged into the postseason, winning three straight games to get there.</p><p>His goal is to get on the same page with offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, as the offense differs from when he was in Pittsburgh last time.</p><p>This offense has playmakers and can explode with DK Metcalf now on the roster. Pat Freiermuth is also one of the more dependable tight ends in the NFL. Rudolph is a capable quarterback, but as a backup. It is hard to say that he is a starting quarterback after the sample size we have seen from his career.</p><p>Aaron Rodgers attracts a whole other set of attention, and that’s why so much focus has been on what might happen if he signed with Pittsburgh. However, as of right now, everyone seems to be still waiting.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers’ Mason Rudolph gets real on QB1 job amid Aaron Rodgers buzz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-insider-hits-aaron-rodgers-harsh-mason-rudolph-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'Insider hits Aaron Rodgers with harsh Steelers-Mason Rudolph reality');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Insider-Aaron-Rodgers-Mason-Rudolph-reality.jpg"><figcaption>© Kirby Leei-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Insider hits Aaron Rodgers with harsh Steelers-Mason Rudolph reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-26T09:05:07-07:00">May 26th, 9:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-26T09:05:07-07:00">May 26th, 9:05am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-owner-repeats-himself-aaron-rodgers-possibility">Pittsburgh Steelers are still waiting on Aaron Rodgers</a>, who they were believed to be signing this offseason after the departures of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields. But if Rodgers decides not to sign with the Steelers, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-comfortable-mason-rudolph-starter-aaron-rodgers">Pittsburgh can fall back on Mason Rudolph</a>.</p><p>Rudolph, who spent last season with the Tennessee Titans, returned to Pittsburgh, where he spent six years from 2018 to 2023. And while many view Rudolph as a backup and Rodgers as a necessary addition this offseason, ESPN NFL insider Dan Graziano said the Steelers <a href="https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/45328453" rel="noopener">are “probably fine” if</a> Rodgers doesn’t end up showing up at all.</p><p>“Everyone wants to talk about Aaron Rodgers going to the Steelers, and that’s their hope. This is not MVP Aaron Rodgers. This is not 2020 Aaron Rodgers. This is a shell of that,” Graziano said on ‘Get Up’ this morning. “He was a bad quarterback in the NFL last season. He was not markedly better last season than Mason Rudolph was for the Tennessee Titans when he played.”</p><p>Rodgers’ last three seasons, in fact, have been disappointing for different reasons. In 2022, his last with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers regressed after an MVP season in 2021. Following a year in which he threw for 4,115 yards, 37 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and completed nearly 69% of his passes, Rodgers, while playing one more game than in 2021, tallied 3,695 yards, 26 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, and completed less than 65% of his passes.</p><p>After that season, Rodgers signed with the New York Jets, giving up to a long-tormented fan base that he would be able to end not only their playoff drought but their Super Bowl drought as well. Unfortunately, the first season of the Rodgers experiment ended almost as quickly as it started. The future Hall-of-Fame quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-jets/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-exits-monday-night-football-vs-bills-apparent-injury">tore his Achilles tendon on the fourth play of the opener</a>, ending his season.</p><p>While Rodgers managed to play all 17 games last season, the Jets finished with an even worse record than they did without him in 2023. Rodgers posted similar numbers to his 2022 season, but unlike that year, when the Packers won eight games, the Jets could only muster five in 2024.</p><p>The disappointing season not only cast doubt on Rodgers’ future with the Jets — the team announced shortly after the season that they would not be bringing him back in 2025 —  but it also cost <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-jets/jets-news-robert-saleh-fired-telling-aaron-rodgers-nathaniel-hackett-demotion">Jets head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas their jobs</a> in the middle of the year.</p><p>Meanwhile, Rudolph played eight games and started five with the Titans, during which he had a 64% completion percentage, 6.7 yards per attempt, and a QB rating of 80.1. In comparison, Rodgers completed 63.0% of his passes, averaged 6.7 yards per attempt, and had a QB rating of 90.5 last season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Insider hits Aaron Rodgers with harsh Steelers-Mason Rudolph reality

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-comfortable-mason-rudolph-starter-aaron-rodgers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Tomlin ‘comfortable’ with Mason Rudolph as Steelers’ starter amid Aaron Rodgers wait');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/STEELERS-NEWS-MIKE-TOMLIN-COMFORTABLE-WITH-MASON-RUDOLPH-AS-STARTER-AMID-AARON-RODGERS-WAIT.jpg"></figure><h1>Mike Tomlin ‘comfortable’ with Mason Rudolph as Steelers’ starter amid Aaron Rodgers wait</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-31T13:08:56-07:00">March 31st, 1:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-31T13:08:56-07:00">March 31st, 1:08pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Pittsburgh Steelers are seemingly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-mike-tomlin-doubles-down-5-word-message-aaron-rodgers-visit">still in the mix for Aaron Rodgers</a> despite the veteran quarterback taking his time to make his decision. However, on Monday, head coach Mike Tomlin made it clear that he’s fine with the possibility of Mason Rudolph serving as the starter in case Rodgers opts for a different team or retires.</p><p>During the annual league meetings on Monday morning, Tomlin <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44477168/steelers-mike-tomlin-comfortable-mason-rudolph-qb1" rel="noopener">admitted that he’d be “comfortable”</a> with Rudolph as the Steelers’ starting quarterback, according to Brooke Pryor of ESPN. So, although Pittsburgh aims to sign a veteran quarterback in free agency still, it sounds like the team will give Rudolph the start if Rodgers doesn’t sign with the organization.</p><p>“That’s why we brought [Mason Rudolph] back,” Tomlin said. “I’m comfortable with that. We’ve been there before. He’s a very capable guy.”</p><p>Rudolph served as a backup for the Tennessee Titans last season and ended up starting in five games. He ended the 2024 campaign with a 1-4 record after throwing for 1,530 passing yards, nine touchdowns, and nine interceptions while recording a 64.0% completion percentage. He moved on after Mike Tomlin and the Steelers brought in Russell Wilson and Justin Fields last offseason.</p><p>The 29-year-old quarterback (who will be 30 by the time the 2025 season starts) has plenty of experience playing in Mike Tomlin’s offense. He played the first four seasons in Pittsburgh to begin his career and went back to the Steelers after a one-year stint with the Titans. The team has used Rudolph as its starter before and Tomlin seemingly isn’t afraid of handing the reigns to him again.</p><p>Pittsburgh has struggled to find a franchise quarterback since Ben Roethlisberger retired in 2022. The Kenny Pickett experiment didn’t pan out and the team was unable to retain Wilson or Fields this offseason after they each signed with new teams (Wilson with the New York Giants and Fields with the New York Jets).</p><p>Acquiring Aaron Rodgers would likely give Mike Tomlin and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-rumors-aaron-rodgers-takes-major-step-with-dk-metcalf">the Steelers their best quarterback</a> since Roethlisberger. However, at 41 years old, Pittsburgh will have to find his replacement sooner, rather than later. It’s possible the front office elects to pick a quarterback at some point in the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Tomlin ‘comfortable’ with Mason Rudolph as Steelers’ starter amid Aaron Rodgers wait

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/net-worth/mason-rudolph-net-worth-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mason Rudolph’s net worth in 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mason-rudolphs-net-worth-2024-1.webp"></figure><h1>Mason Rudolph’s net worth in 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T09:25:42-07:00">March 18th, 9:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T09:27:10-07:00">March 18th, 9:27am</time><address><a href="https://thebreakside.substack.com/">Noam Gumerman</a>Noam Gumerman is a current grad student at Davenport University on an athletic scholarship playing Ultimate Frisbee. He grew up in Chapel Hill, NC, which predictably helped develop a deep love of college sports, especially basketball. However, from birth he was indoctrinated by family into a very intense relationship with football, but has recently grown up and developed interests in all major US sports as well as a newfound love for international soccer. When not consuming sports or sports media, Noam is an avid gamer, a topic he has also spent a fair amount of time writing about as well.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Evergreen</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mason Rudolph’s net worth in 2025 is $3.5 million. Rudolph is a free-agent quarterback who quickly shot up the depth chart for the Pittsburgh Steelers and earned the role of starting quarterback in the 2023 season. Rudolph began the season as the third option behind second-year player Kenny Pickett and former second-overall pick Mitchell Trubisky.</p><p>After an injury from Pickett and a terrible run of games from Trubisky. This included an uninspiring relief performance against the Arizona Cardinals, a terrible game started against the New England Patriots and another loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Rudolph then stepped in, won the last three games, and helped guide the Steelers to the playoffs.</p><p>The former Oklahoma State quarterback has taken a roundabout journey to this location. Let’s take a look at Mason Rudolph’s net worth in 2025.</p><h2><b>What is Mason Rudolph’s net worth in 2025?: $3.5 million (estimate)</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">With Kenny Pickett (ankle) nearing full health, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Steelers</a> coach Mike Tomlin opts for the hot hand: Mason Rudolph will get the start in Week 17.</p><p>This was the week Pickett was set to return. Then Rudolph stated his case. <a href="https://t.co/dhUvdWd1r6">pic.twitter.com/dhUvdWd1r6</a></p><p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1739695720700010936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mason Rudolph’s <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/mason-rudolph-net-worth" rel="noopener">net worth in 2024</a> is $3.5 million. This is according to Sportskeeda. This is proof that even for players who aren’t superstars, life in the NFL is pretty good.</p><p>Rudolph’s career earnings are just more than $13 million. While he has no notable endorsements, that could all change if he remains the starter for the Steelers in 2025.</p><h2><b>Mason Rudolph’s college career</b></h2><p>Mason Rudolph spent four years at Oklahoma State and three years as a full-time starter. Across his entire career, he was 32-10. He is the all-time leader in passing yards, touchdowns, attempts, and completions.</p><p>He led Oklahoma State to three straight 10-3 seasons as their full-time starter and a bit of a resurgence on the national scene. Rudolph is a big, strong quarterback who displayed impressive touch and strength both in the pocket and throwing the deep ball. Rudolph’s favorite deep target, James Washington, went to the Steelers a round earlier than him, too.</p><h2><b>Mason Rudolph is drafted by the Steelers</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steelers with Mason Rudolph this season <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Steelers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Steelers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/2ad8SKEIEp">pic.twitter.com/2ad8SKEIEp</a></p><p>— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) <a href="https://twitter.com/Steelersdepot/status/1747003565049356354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Rudolph was drafted in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft to be the backup and then the replacement to Ben Roethlisberger. He sat in the wings for several years, and Roethlisberger finished out his time in the NFL.</p><p>Rudolph had a couple of shots at the starter role thanks to injuries and the first couple of years of the Steelers’ quarterback search, and the results were mixed. His 10 games starting before 2024 finished 5-4-1.</p><p>Most of the games he started and played were in the 2019 season when the Steelers were ravaged by injury. The biggest moment that happened in Rudolph’s career before this year was his infamous spat with Myles Garrett, the defensive end for the rival Cleveland Browns. The incident involved <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swSkNYzqi8Q">Rudolph swinging his helmet at Garrett</a>.</p><p>Rudolph’s rookie deal ran out at the end of 2022, and the <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/mason-rudolph-25175/#:~:text=Mason%20Rudolph%20signed%20a%204,average%20annual%20salary%20of%20%24980%2C472.">Steelers re-signed him to a one-year contract</a> for $1 million.</p><p>The Steelers’ season did not end the way they wanted it to with a loss in the first round to the Buffalo Bills. Rudolph had a solid game with two touchdown passes to help the Steelers get back in the game, but he also had a critical interception at the goal line while the Steelers were falling behind 21-0.</p><h2><b>Mason Rudolph leaves, then returns to Steelers</b></h2><p>Following 2023, Rudolph signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans to be a veteran backup to Will Levis. Levis missed five games in 2024 due to injury, and Rudolph went 1-4 as a starter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/steelers-news-pittsburgh-reunites-mason-rudolph-aaron-rodgers-buzz">Rudolph recently signed a two-year deal, $8 million deal to return to the Steelers</a>, who are looking for a starting quarterback with Russell Wilson a free agent and Justin Fields signing with the New York Jets. Rudolph is currently the Steelers’ starter, but they have been linked to free-agent Aaron Rodgers and also could select a QB of the future in the 2025 NFL Draft.</p><p>Nevertheless, was Mason Rudolph’s net worth in 2025 a surprise?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mason Rudolph’s net worth in 2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/tennessee-titans/titans-news-tennessee-quarterback-move-mason-rudolph-steelers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans make quarterback move after losing Mason Rudolph to Steelers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tennessee-makes-quarterback-move-after-losing-Mason-Rudolph-to-Steelers.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans make quarterback move after losing Mason Rudolph to Steelers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-13T12:13:27-07:00">March 13th, 12:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-13T12:13:27-07:00">March 13th, 12:13pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans have the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/editorials/tennessee-titans-5-round-post-combine-2025-nfl-mock-draft-per-pff-simulator">number one pick in the upcoming NFL Draft</a> and desperately need a quarterback. But they may not take a signal caller at number one, with many great players at different positions available. They lost last year’s backup Mason Rudolph but did not leave the hole open for long. The Titans <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1900246715590205848" rel="noopener">have signed career backup</a> Brandon Allen to a one-year deal, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Titans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Titans</a> have agreed to terms with QB Brandon Allen on a one-year deal, source says. </p><p>Allen, the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/49ers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#49ers</a>’ backup to Brock Purdy last year, reunites with Brian Callahan, his OC when both were with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a>, on a deal done by <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleStrongin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KyleStrongin</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/RangeSportsRMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RangeSportsRMP</a>. <a href="https://t.co/9n1v6pLozF">pic.twitter.com/9n1v6pLozF</a></p><p>— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1900246715590205848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Allen played his first NFL game in 2019 at 27 years old with the Denver Broncos. He then went to the Cincinnati Bengals for three years and spent last year with the 49ers. In five seasons between the three stops, he started 10 games and made 18 appearances.</p><p>This does not mean that the Titans will not draft a quarterback at number one overall. Last season, Will Levis proved he was not a long-term solution at quarterback. Unless they are interested in ending up in the top three again, they should find a better option than Levis.</p><p>Allen, despite his long run in the league, is not that option. The Titans are not in the run for Russell Wilson or Aaron Rodgers, per any reports, so a rookie may be in their future. Pundits seem to like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-insiders-split-on-titans-drafting-cam-ward-shedeur-sanders-no-1">Miami quarterback Cam Ward better than Colorado slinger Sheduer Sanders</a>.</p><p>At the very least, the Titans are preparing to not take Ward with the first-overall pick. If they did not, their quarterback room would be stocked, despite being among the worst in the league. Could Abdul Carter or Travis Hunter be a better fit for the team? They need a reason to get fans in the seats before they move to a brand-new stadium. Brandon Allen is not going to be that but may see some playing time in 2025.</p><p>What additions would you like to see the Titans make?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans make quarterback move after losing Mason Rudolph to Steelers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/titans-news-brian-callahan-reveals-week-18-plan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Brian Callahan reveals Week 18 Mason Rudolph, Will Levis plan');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Titans-news-Brian-Callahan-reveals-Week-18-Mason-Rudolph-Will-Levis-plan.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans’ Brian Callahan reveals Week 18 Mason Rudolph, Will Levis plan</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-30T11:24:43-08:00">December 30th, 11:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-30T11:24:43-08:00">December 30th, 11:24am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans have started Will Levis and Mason Rudolph at quarterback for portions of the 2024 season, and they’ll take one more look at both quarterbacks in the season finale. Head coach Brian Callahan told reporters that <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1873790728683524601" rel="noopener">he plans to play both quarterbacks</a> against the Texans in Week 18. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-names-mason-rudolph-starter-for-2nd-straight-week">Callahan did not name either of them</a> as the starter, and he said he would make that announcement later in the week.</p><p>Rudolph started the last two weeks. He went 19-of-31 for 193 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in the Titans’ 20-13 loss to the Jaguars. He’s started five games overall, and Levis has made the other 11 starts. Overall, Rudolph has thrown for 1,460 yards, nine touchdowns, and nine interceptions while leading Tennessee to a 2-5 record. Levis, meanwhile, has thrown for 1,916 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while leading the Titans to a 1-8 record.</p><p>If this decision were based on their overall record, it would make sense for Tennessee to stick with Rudolph at quarterback. However, after the Titans have gone 0-2 in their last two games with Rudolph at quarterback, Callahan believes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-gets-real-on-future-after-benching">Levis deserves another shot</a>. It’ll be a tight competition at quarterback for Tennesee and could be the last chance for either to leave an impression with the Titans.</p><h2><b>The Titans are at a quarterback crossroad</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Will-Levis-throws-Titans.jpg"><figcaption>Morgan Tencza-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rudolph is a free agent at the end of the season. With that in mind, this could be his last game with the Titans. Rudolph has played at the expense of Levis, who was drafted to be the future quarterback for the franchise. It’s produced results, with Rudolph earning more wins than Levis. However, at 29, there’s a limit to how far Rudolph can carry Tennesee. So, this might be an audition for Rudolph for not just the Titans but all of the NFL.</p><p>Levis, meanwhile, is trying his damndest to avoid being considered a bust. With a 3-13 record, Tennesee could select one of the top quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft and move on from Levis. This game could be the last gasp he needs to regain Tennessee’s good side. If not, the Titans could move on from Levis this summer. If that happens, the young quarterback will have to find a spot with a different team.</p><p>“It’s always a position that you want to have an answer for,” said Callahan. “We have to make sure we have all the looks that we need.”</p><p>Hopefully, Levis and Rudolph show enough in Tennessee’s regular-season finale to secure their NFL future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ Brian Callahan reveals Week 18 Mason Rudolph, Will Levis plan

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/titans-news-mason-rudolphs-fearless-claim-ahead-week-17-start-vs-jaguars');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mason Rudolph’s fearless claim ahead of Titans’ Week 17 start vs. Jaguars');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Titans-news-Mason-Rudolphs-fearless-claim-ahead-of-Week-17-start-vs.-Jaguars.jpg"></figure><h1>Mason Rudolph’s fearless claim ahead of Titans’ Week 17 start vs. Jaguars</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T20:24:09-08:00">December 24th, 8:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T20:24:09-08:00">December 24th, 8:24pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In Week 17, the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-place-depth-chart-shoulder-injury-benching" rel="noopener"> Tennessee Titans are set to face off against the Jacksonville Jaguars</a> in a game with serious implications.</p><p>What? For the playoffs? <i>Heavens no</i>, these two teams haven’t had a shot at the postseason since Halloween – even if they were technically eliminated from contention until a few weeks later – no, this game has serious implications for the 2025 NFL draft, with both the Titans and the Jaguars sitting not-so-pretty at 3-12 in a dead heat for the second-overall pick with almost a half-dozen other teams.</p><p>If the Titans win, they could fall as low as seventh; if they lose, they kick a team like the Jaguars out of the running for the top pick, effectively eliminating them from that honor with one more game left to play.</p><p>And yet, for Mason Rudolph, he isn’t thinking about who will be playing for the Titans in 2025, as he likely won’t be their teammate, what with his one-year contract set to expire at the end of the season. Still, that isn’t stopping the pride of Oklahoma State from <a href="https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/qb-mason-rudolph-to-start-again-for-titans-on-sunday-vs-jaguars" rel="noopener">going all-in on the game</a>, as it might just be his final chance to do so at the NFL level.</p><p>Now granted, Rudolph’s playing in Week 16 was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-gets-real-on-future-after-benching">partially due to Will Levis’ poor play</a> and particularly because the mayo-loving quarterback was on the injury report. With Levis officially off the list, however, this feels like a chance for Mason to prove he’s worth another NFL shot in 2025 while also setting up a chance for the Titans to play for what they really want, better draft positioning. While it won’t be easy, as the Jaguars are playing Mac Jones at quarterback and are similarly looking to load up on talent come spring, with Rudolph running the show and Callahan calling some B- stuff, maybe this will go down as a moral victory and loss number 13 on the year.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mason-Rudolph.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mason Rudolph’s fearless claim ahead of Titans’ Week 17 start vs. Jaguars

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/titans-news-brian-callahan-names-mason-rudolph-starter-for-2nd-straight-week');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brian Callahan names Mason Rudolph starter for 2nd straight week');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Titans-news-Brian-Callahan-names-Mason-Rudolph-starter-for-2nd-straight-week.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Brian Callahan names Mason Rudolph starter for 2nd straight week</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T12:35:14-08:00">December 24th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T12:35:14-08:00">December 24th, 12:35pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Jacksonville Jaguars</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1871629254980673814" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> Tuesday that Mason Rudolph will start at quarterback for the second consecutive week when the Titans face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17. The decision, first reported by NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, comes after Rudolph’s performance in Week 16 and represents a continuation of his role as the team’s signal-caller in a challenging season.</p><p>In his first start of the year, Rudolph threw for 252 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions during the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-soft-accusations-allowing-335-rushing-yards">Titans’ 38-30 loss to the Indianapolis Colts</a>. He completed 67.6% of his passes and finished with a 72.2 passer rating. While the result was disappointing, Rudolph showcased flashes of productivity, including several completions that highlighted his potential to lead the offense.</p><h2><b>Brian Callahan makes Mason Rudolph starting QB in Titans Week 17 clash vs. Jaguars</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mason-Rudolph-11-draws-back-to-pass-during-a-game-against-the-Indianapolis-Colts.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><p>This season marks Rudolph’s most productive campaign since his rookie year with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. Over six games, the quarterback has accumulated 1,267 passing yards, eight touchdowns, and eight interceptions. His 79.8 passer rating and 63.8% completion percentage illustrate improved efficiency compared to previous seasons. Rudolph has also contributed with his legs, rushing for 78 yards on 19 attempts and scoring a touchdown, though he has struggled with ball security, fumbling three times and losing one.</p><p>The Titans, currently 3-12, share the same record as the Jaguars, making Week 17 a battle to escape the AFC South basement. Both teams have been eliminated from playoff contention, but Callahan’s decision to start Rudolph provides an opportunity to assess the quarterback’s long-term viability with the franchise.</p><p>Rudolph’s extended playing time could also allow the Titans to identify strengths and weaknesses within the offense as they prepare for the offseason. The team will return to Tennessee in Week 18 to face the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/afc-playoff-picture-chargers-topple-broncos-week-16">division-leading Houston Texans (9-6)</a> in their final game of the season.</p><p>Despite the challenges of a rebuilding year, Callahan’s faith in Rudolph reflects a commitment to steady evaluation and the pursuit of incremental growth. The Titans will look to close the season on a high note, likely relying on Rudolph’s arm to help guide them through their remaining games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brian Callahan names Mason Rudolph starter for 2nd straight week

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/titans-news-officially-bench-will-levis-turn-mason-rudolph-qb');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans officially bench Will Levis, turn to Mason Rudolph at QB');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Titans-news-Tennessee-officially-benches-Will-Levis-turns-to-Mason-Rudolph-at-QB.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans officially bench Will Levis, turn to Mason Rudolph at QB</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T12:57:44-08:00">December 18th, 12:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T13:05:03-08:00">December 18th, 1:05pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-benched-mason-rudolph-bengals">benched Will Levis</a> in the second half of their Week 15 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Levis got the hook after throwing a pick-six midway through the third quarter – his third interception and fourth turnover of the day. The costly error gave the Bengals a 31-14 lead. Titans’ head coach Brian Callahan turned to veteran backup Mason Rudolph to finish out the game. Now, the <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/titans-bench-qb-will-levis-will-start-mason-rudolph-vs-colts?campaign=Twitter_atn" rel="noopener">team has decided</a> to stick with Rudolph as the starting quarterback moving forward.</p><p>Callahan announced that Rudolph will start for the Titans in Week 16, per Kevin Patra on NFL.com. However, the coach made sure to note that the change is only for the season, not Levis’ career. “I still believe in Will. I still believe he can improve. Those things haven’t changed, but for right now, this is the best decision for our football team,” Callahan said.</p><p>Levis has had a disappointing sophomore season, throwing for 1,916 yards with 12 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 11 games. The Titans are 2-9 with Levis as the starter and 3-11 overall. The second-year passer had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-reveals-bench-will-levis-bengals">particularly dismal performance</a> Sunday, completing just eight passes for 89 yards with no touchdowns and three interceptions. Levis also lost a fumble in Week 15 and has turned the ball over 14 times this season.</p><h2><b>Titans’ QB Will Levis will watch the rest of the 2024 season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Will-Levis.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Titans selected Levis in the second round of the 2023 draft. He started nine games in his rookie year and has a 5-15 career record in 20 games with Tennessee. The team is now pivoting to Rudolph. The seventh-year veteran has started three games this season, going 1-2 and throwing for 1,015 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions.</p><p>It’s unclear how the Titans will handle Levis heading into next season. Some believe the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-titans-must-move-on-from-will-levis-after-horrid-outing-vs-bengals">team will move on</a> from the young quarterback. Levis has not done himself any favors, infuriating Callahan on multiple occasions. Poor decision making led to game-wrecking turnovers in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-pick-6-fans-calling-benching">three consecutive games</a> early in the season. At one point <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-honest-admission-controversial-week-2-outburst">Callahan lashed out at Levis</a> from the sideline following a particularly egregious fumble.</p><p>The Titans head to Indianapolis to take on the Colts in Week 16. Indy’s second-year quarterback is dealing with his own growing pains as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-most-blame-week-15-loss-broncos">Anthony Richardson threw two interceptions</a> in a brutal loss to the Denver Broncos Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans officially bench Will Levis, turn to Mason Rudolph at QB

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/titans-news-will-levis-benched-mason-rudolph-bengals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Will Levis benched for Mason Rudolph vs. Bengals');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0Will-Levis-benched-for-Mason-Rudolph-vs.-Bengals0.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans’ Will Levis benched for Mason Rudolph vs. Bengals</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T12:26:58-08:00">December 15th, 12:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T12:50:18-08:00">December 15th, 12:50pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans made a big move during their game against the Cincinnati Bengals, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-pick-6-fans-calling-benching">benching Will Levis</a> for Mason Rudolph in the third quarter. Levis was benched after <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868389052870807765" rel="noopener">throwing a pick-six</a> which gave the Bengals a 31-14 lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Geno Stone PICKS OFF Will Levis and takes it back for a Bengals TD 😳<a href="https://t.co/Xf3HmWeK1s">pic.twitter.com/Xf3HmWeK1s</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1868389052870807765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Levis exited the game with 82 passing yards and three interceptions. Rudolph has played a few games this season when Levis was sidelined with an injury, so he has some chemistry with the players already. Levis hasn’t had the best season so far, and it will be interesting to see what they do with him as the season continues.</p><p>For now, it might just be a good idea to have him sit for the rest of this game and let him learn from his mistakes.</p><h2>Will Levis’ struggles continue for Titans</h2><p>Will Levis has struggled through the season but has also shown some signs of growth. At the beginning of the season, Levis was costing the Titans several wins with his decisions, including a pick-six in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears. Despite the struggles, head coach Brian Callahan trusted his quarterback and let him play through it, and then he was injured, which led Mason Rudolph to take over.</p><p>Levis took back over in Week 10, and even though he still had a few mistakes, there was obvious growth in his play while he was sidelined.</p><p>After their win against the Houston Texans, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-honest-will-levis-review-win-texans">Callahan shared praise for Rudolph</a>.</p><p>“I hesitate to make any proclamations or anything like that,” Callahan said, per NBC Sports’ Josh Alper. “But I’ve just been really happy with the way Will has progressed. He’s played winning football from that position, really over the last three weeks, and I’d like to see it continue.”</p><p>Unfortunately, the good things had not continued, and Callahan had to make the decision to bench Levis. Hopefully, Levis will be able to take his spot back next week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ Will Levis benched for Mason Rudolph vs. Bengals

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/titans-news-titans-mason-rudolph-expected-start-vs-patriots-will-levis-battles-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Mason Rudolph expected to start vs Patriots as Will Levis battles injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Titans-news-Mason-Rudolph-expected-to-start-vs-Patriots-as-Will-Levis-battles-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans’ Mason Rudolph expected to start vs Patriots as Will Levis battles injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-02T21:39:15-07:00">November 2nd, 9:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-02T21:39:15-07:00">November 2nd, 9:39pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-vs-titans-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-9">Tennessee Titans are preparing for their game against the New England Patriots</a> with some <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1852912858520043524" rel="noopener">significant adjustments to their lineup</a>. Quarterback Mason Rudolph is expected to start as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-pops-up-tennessee-injury-report">Will Levis recovers from a shoulder injury.</a></p><p>“Titans QB Mason Rudolph is expected to start vs. the Patriots while QB Will Levis continues to recovery from his shoulder injury, per sources.” via Adam Schefter of X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Levis, who has been battling his injury for some time, was a limited participant in practice throughout the week and has missed the last two games. The Titans have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-latest-qb-move-hints-at-will-levis-injury-status">taken precautions by elevating quarterback Trevor Siemian</a> from the practice squad, signaling that Rudolph will likely be under center this Sunday.</p><p>Rudolph, stepping in for Levis, has completed <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RudoMa00.htm" rel="noopener">58.9 percent of his passes</a> for 566 yards, with two touchdowns and three interceptions so far this season. His experience will be crucial as the Titans aim to maintain their offensive momentum against a tough Patriots defense.</p><h2><b>Titans will be without their starting QB vs Patriots</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Mason-Rudolph.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On the ground, the Titans are facing another challenge as running back Tony Pollard, who has been dealing with a foot injury, is expected to play on Sunday.</p><p>“Titans RB Tony Pollard, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a foot injury, is expected to play vs. the Patriots, as is WR Tyler Boyd, who is listed as questionable due to a shoulder injury,” via Schefter.</p><p>The situation alleviates any complications the coaching staff may have encountered if he was ruled out, especially with Tyjae Spears being ruled out due to a hamstring injury. Julius Chestnut will be the only other healthy running back, although the team did sign Joshua Kelley to the active roster from the practice squad on Saturday, potentially to bolster their options.</p><p>As for the receiving corps, wide receiver Tyler Boyd, who is also battling a shoulder injury and listed as questionable, is expected to play. His participation will be key in providing Rudolph with a reliable target against the Patriots’ secondary.</p><p>The Titans’ matchup with the Patriots is shaping up to be a game of resilience and adaptability, with several key players fighting through injuries. The team’s depth and the ability to adjust on the fly will be tested as they look to secure a win in a critical point of the season. Fans and analysts alike will be watching closely to see how these adjustments play out on the field, especially with playoff implications beginning to loom larger each week.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ Mason Rudolph expected to start vs Patriots as Will Levis battles injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-titans-must-not-stick-with-mason-rudolph-as-starting-qb-over-will-levis');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Titans must not stick with Mason Rudolph as starting QB over Will Levis');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Why-Titans-must-must-not-stick-with-Mason-Rudolph-as-starting-QB-over-Will-Levis.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Titans must not stick with Mason Rudolph as starting QB over Will Levis</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-21T14:40:28-07:00">October 21st, 2:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-21T14:40:28-07:00">October 21st, 2:40pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Long seasons usually don’t develop this quickly, but the Tennessee Titans are struggling. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-deandre-hopkins-calvin-ridley-air-frustrations-bills-loss">The top receivers expressed frustration</a> and head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-will-levis-starting-qb-missing-bills-game-injury">Brian Callahan is turning back to Will Levis</a>. And that’s the right move because the Titans must not stick with Mason Rudolph over Levis as starting quarterback.</p><p>Callahan said the Titans <a href="https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/hot-topics-from-titans-hc-brian-callahan-s-monday-presser-x4898" rel="noopener">won’t go down</a> the Rudolph road.</p><p>“The minute (Levis) is back healthy, the intent is for him to continue to play,” Callahan said. “Hopefully that is sooner rather than later, because I’d like to continue to have him playing football. But I’m not going to let him go out there if he’s not where he needs to be to go perform. Maybe this week, maybe next week, but sooner or later he’ll be back playing.”</p><h2><b>Titans QB Will Levis trying to get out of funk</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tennessee-Titans-QB-Will-Levis.jpg"></figure><p>The Titans’ 2024 season plan involves giving Levis a long, hard look, according to ESPN’s Turron Davenport.</p><p>“Everything about what we were hoping to get out of the season was a really solid and concrete evaluation of Will as a starting quarterback,” Callahan said. “We haven’t played well enough anywhere around him. He certainly hasn’t played up to where I think he’s capable of playing so we’re not in a great spot record-wise. The injury doesn’t help. Hopefully he’s back healthy sooner rather than later.”</p><p>This is a good decision by Callahan as the Titans have already wasted any realistic shot of a playoff run. The rest of the 2024 campaign should be dedicated to seeing if Levis can be a functional NFL quarterback.</p><p>It doesn’t take a deep stat dive to see Levis’ struggles for the Titans. He turned in a somewhat interesting rookie season, throwing eight touchdown passes with four interceptions in nine starts.</p><p>But in 2024, he’s been fairly awful. He increased his completion percentage from 58 to 66, but that’s where the good times end. Levis has passed for 699 yards in five starts with five touchdowns and an ugly seven interceptions.</p><p>In his most recent start, Levis hit on 16 of 27 passes but for only 95 yards. Callahan said he wants to see how Levis responds to the tough game when he returns <a href="https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/catch-cally-what-titans-hc-brian-callahan-said-before-wednesday-s-practice-x1832" rel="noopener">to the lineup</a>, according to tennesseetitans.com.</p><p>“That’s part of playing quarterback in the NFL,” Callahan said. “Even when things are good, they are usually not always good for long. You deal with ups and downs. And you can’t allow your confidence to get shaken. You have to be resilient. You are going to face criticism as a quarterback in the NFL, (and) you are going to have bad games. And you are going to have things that don’t go your way. How you handle those things largely defines how you are able to bounce back from them.”</p><p>The reason the Titans must stick with Levis is because there is no future with Mason Rudolph. He’s 8-5-1 in his career as a starter, but no team is building a franchise around this guy. His career numbers paint a picture of an adequate backup. Nothing more.</p><p>But with Levis, the Titans can still hold out hope for something better. They picked him in the second round of 2023 NFL Draft, at No. 33 overall. He’s 6-foot-4 and 229 pounds, so he has the size and decent athleticism.</p><p>It looks like Levis has a processing issue, not so much a talent dearth. Processing can get better. Although it should be pointed out that he’s running out of time to prove he can improve it.</p><p>Part of the processing is quickness in making the right decision. It’s not just a quick decision, but a fast one that is correct. Once that hurdle is cleared, the athleticism and arm strength should lead to good things.</p><p>Levis said he knows he needs to get better at avoiding turnovers, especially at key <a href="https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-qb-will-levis-focused-on-cleaning-up-mistakes-and-winning" rel="noopener">moments in the game</a>, according to tennesseetitans.com.</p><p>“Just knowing the times when you have to be uber careful with the ball,” Levis said. “Whether that’s when you’re in scoring position, a third-down where the throw that you’re trying to make isn’t even going to get you the first down. And, just having that hit my brain a little more quickly.</p><p>“Adding the fold, as a quarterback, ‘What’s the best and smartest thing to do? What’s something you need to keep in your mind because of this situation that can help your team and protect the ball?’ I am just, every day, trying to think of those situations and get better in them.”</p><p>Levis didn’t get the call against Buffalo in Week 7 because of his shoulder-injury situation. Callahan said Levis’ <a href="https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/six-things-that-stood-out-for-the-titans-in-sunday-s-loss-to-the-buffalo-bills" rel="noopener">mechanics were affected</a>, according to tennesseetitans.com.</p><p>“(They were) not where they needed to be,” Callahan said. “His arm strength felt weakened. He didn’t feel great. The injury is real. He tried to fight through it, and I appreciate the toughness and willingness.</p><p>“It just needs rest, and hopefully not throwing for a handful of days here is helpful. And we’ll see what it’s like Wednesday. If he needs another week of rest, he needs another week of rest. But the intent is to get him back healthy and get back rolling with him.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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