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Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Will Howard left midway through the team’s Tuesday training camp practice. The Ohio State product was taken back toward the locker room at St. Vincent College while sitting in the front of a cart with a trainer.
The reason for the early exit appeared to be an injury to his right hand. Skylar Thompson stepped in to take third-team reps behind Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph.
Howard, a Steelers training camp darling, had climbed ahead of Thompson during team sessions. Howard was listed as the team’s No. 3 passer on the team’s initial depth chart, posted Tuesday.
A sixth-round draft pick, Howard passed for 4,010 yards, 35 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for the Buckeyes en route to a College Football Playoff national title last season. He also brings a mobile aspect to his game, evidenced by a big gain on a perfectly executed read option during Saturday’s practice.
#Steelers rookie quarterback Will Howard left the field midway through practice today and was taken back toward the locker room, sitting in the front of a cart with a trainer.
I didn’t see what happened to him. Skylar Thompson currently working with the third team.
— Alan Saunders (@ASaunders_PGH) August 5, 2025
He’s been learning from Rodgers, who’s heading into his 21st NFL season with four Associated Press MVP awards and a Super Bowl title under his belt.
“I’ve been watching him pretty much…my whole life,” Howard said early in camp. “There’s a lot of things I’ve picked up from him,” Howard said. “The things he can do with the football in his hands are kind of special. You got to make the best of your situation. I think him being here, for me, is like a dream come true, learning from a guy like that.”
Howard was the eighth signal-caller to hear his name called in the 2025 NFL Draft. Among those in front of him were Cleveland’s Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel and Philadelphia’s Kyle McCord.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Uh Oh: Steelers QB Leaves Practice Early on Tuesday
