Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Names Devlin Hodges Starting Quarterback Against New York Jets
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Head Coach Mike Tomlin is staying with Devlin Hodges at quarterback with two games left in the regular season.
Tomlin announced the decision during his weekly press conference Tuesday afternoon.
"Tomlin wants to give #Duck and chance to rebound and respond."
Tomlin wants to give #Duck and chance to rebound and respond
— Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) December 17, 2019
"I look forward to giving him a chance to rebound," Tomlin said.
Meanwhile, Coach Tomlin says there will need to be a better division of labor in terms of the running back unit.
"Tomlin said Steelers have to divide the workload for RBs better than they did against Bills. Re: Benny Snell, their best back past 3 games, played just two snaps and had 2 carries for 1 yard."
Tomlin said Steelers have to divide the workload for RBs better than they did against Bills. Re: Benny Snell, their best back past 3 games, played just two snaps and had 2 carries for 1 yard.
— Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) December 17, 2019
Coach Tomlin says JuJu Smith-Schuster and Vance McDonald, who missed last week's game, are still questionable.
"Coach Tomlin on injuries- JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee) and Vance McDonald (concussion) are both still questionable"
Coach Tomlin on injuries:
— Missi Matthews (@missi_matthews) December 17, 2019
- JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee) and Vance McDonald (concussion) are both still questionable
A major player to watch on the Jets includes former Steeler Le'Veon Bell, who will be motivated to play against his former employer.
The Steelers and Jets do battle on KDKA Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Coverage starts with Steelers Kickoff at 11:30 a.m. After the game stay tuned for two hours of postgame coverage on KDKA.