Allar (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Patriots, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Allar is the odd man out in the Steelers' quarterback room. Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph are the active options, while Will Howard (coach's decision) seems to be the primary option as the emergency third quarterback. The rookie third-rounder will likely continue to be a healthy scratch unless he surpasses Howard and Rudolph for the backup role.
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Steelers' Drew Allar: Healthy scratch Week 1
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Allar (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Falcons.
The Steelers opted to carry four quarterbacks on the 53-man active roster. Allar will observe Sunday's regular-season opener in street clothes while Will Howard (coach's decision) serves as Pittsburgh's emergency third quarterback behind starter Aaron Rodgers and backup Mason Rudolph. Allar figures to be a healthy scratch for most, if not all, games this season unless one of Rodgers, Rudolph or Howard were to miss time.
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Steelers' Drew Allar: Produces three TDs in preseason win
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Allar completed 10 of 13 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns while adding two rushing yards and another TD on two carries in Thursday's 28-9 preseason win over the Packers.
The rookie third-round pick didn't see the field until late in the third quarter after Mason Rudolph and Will Howard had both gotten work under center, but Allar had the best night of any Steelers QB. Allar scored on a three-yard run to cap his first possession of the game before tossing a five-yard TD to Kaden Wetjen and a four-yard score to Riley Nowakowski in the fourth quarter. Aaron Rodgers is the unquestioned starter for Pittsburgh and Rudolph seems locked in as the top backup, but the team seems likely to keep both Howard and Allar on the roster rather than risk losing one of them to another team.
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Steelers' Drew Allar: Fighting for a spot
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Allar is set to work with the third-string offense in training camp, Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Allar is set to compete with Will Howard, working with "the other groups" as Mason Rudolph takes snaps with the second-team offense. With Aaron Rodgers currently set to remain as the No. 1 quarterback, Allar and Howard will need to fight to take the No. 3 spot on the depth chart.
