Apparent Steelers starter for 2022 Mitch Trubisky is reacting to the news he has signed a two-year deal with Pittsburgh.
In a text from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Trubisky said, “I am beyond excited and blessed for the opportunity to be a part of the Pittsburgh Steelers Organization. I have tremendous respect for the Rooney Family and Coach Tomlin. They have built one of the best rosters in football and I can’t wait to contribute and help this team continue their success.”
Last week, before signing with the Steelers, Trubisky talked on Schefter’s podcast, Trubisky calls the Steelers “a legendary franchise.”
“You think of the black and gold, you think of Coach Mike Tomlin, Ben Roethlisberger slinging it around,” Trubisky said.
Trubisky, who backed up Josh Allen in Buffalo last season, says he’s also intrigued by the AFC North.
“Tough division, lot of great quarterbacks, just hard-nose football in the AFC North, so I got a lot of respect for Coach Tomlin and that great defense they got up there.
A Cleveland-area native, Trubisky says he wouldn’t have any issues suiting up in black and gold, but his family? Not so much.
“I think it would be hard to get a lot of my family members to switch into those colors, but I’ve been doing it just fine,” said Trubisky.