The Pittsburgh Steelers could realistically play three rookie quarterbacks this season after six teams drafted one in the first 12 selections on April, including their first two opponents with Bo Nix in Denver and Michael Penix Jr. in Atlanta. Nix, selected 12th overall, has a particularly tough road to hoe, according to Adam Schefter, to start right away.
“It’s a tough spot to put him in”, he argued of Nix playing the Steelers in Week 2 on ESPN’s NFL schedule release show. “Not that Sean Payton would be apprehensive about doing it if he felt it warranted it.