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McCarthy to hand reins to Howard, Allar vs. Jets
Neither Aaron Rodgers nor Mason Rudolph will play in the second preseason game. "They're young," McCarthy said Wednesday in explaining his decision to...
Key points
- Neither Aaron Rodgers nor Mason Rudolph will play in the second preseason game.
- "They're young," McCarthy said Wednesday in explaining his decision to play Howard and Allar over the veterans.
- We've got two games here, and I want to see those guys play as much as possible and we'll continue as we have all camp." Rudolph, entering his seventh year since being selected in the third round of the 2018 draft by the Steelers, started the first preseason game against the Green Bay Packers and completed 10 of 11 attempts for 93 yards and was sacked twice in 19 snaps.
- "Mason has great command to the offense," McCarthy said.
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Neither Aaron Rodgers nor Mason Rudolph will play in the second preseason game. "They're young," McCarthy said Wednesday in explaining his decision to play Howard and Allar over the veterans. We've got two games here, and I want to see those guys play as much as possible and we'll continue as we have all camp." Rudolph, entering his seventh year since being selected in the third round of the 2018 draft by the Steelers, started the first preseason game against the Green Bay Packers and completed 10 of 11 attempts for 93 yards and was sacked twice in 19 snaps. "Mason has great command to the offense," McCarthy said. He's done an excellent job." Howard replaced Rudolph in the second quarter and led a two-minute scoring drive just before halftime. "You want to see them command the offense, take the play entry, get up to the line of scrimmage.