THE Pittsburgh Steelers have revealed why the did not draft Shedeur Sanders.

Regardless of having a number of alternatives to pick him, the Steelers determined to go in a special course.

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Within the 2025 NFL Draft, the Steelers picked at No. 21, No. 83, and No. 123 earlier than Sanders was chosen.

The Colorado quarterback finally was drafted at decide No. 144 to the Cleveland Browns.

At No. 21 the Steelers picked defensive deal with Derrick Harmon out of Oregon.

At No. 83 they took working again Kaleb Johnson out of Iowa, and at No. 123 they took edge rusher Jack Sawyer out of Ohio State.

Regardless of three possibilities to take Sanders earlier than another person may, the Steelers stood agency and handed on him.

They later took a special quarterback, opting to pick Ohio State quarterback Will Howard within the sixth spherical at decide No. 185.

Head coach Mike Tomlin defined his staff’s pondering after the draft.

“As you guys can see, not solely in that decide, however all our others, there’s a dedication right here with this draft group to reestablish physicality and massive man presence,” he stated.

“And, definitely, Derrick Harmon suits that invoice. We like his bodily stature, we like his fashion of play.

“It’s simply what we covet and what we want.”

Now it is very important notice that Tomlin was solely talking concerning the No. 21 decide when he gave that reply, not your complete draft.

Their draft technique does make sense although when trying on the Steelers’ quarterback scenario.

Earlier within the month, basic supervisor Omar Khan revealed that the staff takes 4 quarterbacks into coaching camp.

“I͏ know you guys will ͏ask a͏b͏out͏ the QB posit͏ion,͏”” ͏Khan stated.

“I’ll simply say that we all the time go to coaching camp with ͏4 quarterbacks, and we’ve two beneath contract proper now, so all choices ͏are on the desk by way of free company, commerce, or draft, ͏clearly.”

On the time of that assertion, there have been solely two quarterbacks on the Steelers’ roster: Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson.

They acquired the third within the draft by way of Howard.

It’s extensively assumed that Aaron Rodgers would be the fourth quarterback on the roster.

If that’s the case, there was no room for Sanders. He would spend his time as a backup to Rodgers.

That merely is not value utilizing a worthwhile decide for.