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Steelers' Will Howard: Emergency QB3 for Week 15
Will Howard (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Pittsburgh Steelers' emergency third quarterback Monday against the Dolphins, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.Howard will be the Steelers' emergency QB3 for a third consecutive week, which means he is prohibited from playing Monday unless both Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph were to be taken out of the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Steelers' Will Howard: Emergency QB for Week 14
Will Howard (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Pittsburgh Steelers' emergency third quarterback against the Ravens on Sunday, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.For a second consecutive week, Howard will be the Steelers' emergency QB3, meaning he's restricted from playing Sunday unless both Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Steelers' Will Howard: Available as emergency QB
Will Howard (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's matchup with the Bills, Teresa Varley of the Pittsburgh Steelers' official site reports.The rookie quarterback would need starter Aaron Rodgers and backup Mason Rudolph to be unable to play due to injury, illness or ejection to get into the game. Howard was activated off injured reserve Nov. 12 after dealing with a fractured right hand, and he's been behind Rodgers and Rudolph ever since.
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Steelers' Will Howard: Backup QB for Week 12
Will Howard is active for Sunday's game against the Bears, where he'll serve as the backup quarterback behind Mason Rudolph, Teresa Varley of the Pittsburgh Steelers' official site reports.Howard opened the season on injured reserve due to a fractured right hand, and after being activated off IR on Nov. 12, he served as the Steelers' emergency third quarterback in Week 11 against the Bengals. However, with Aaron Rodgers (wrist) ruled out for Sunday's clash against Chicago, Howard will be on the active roster for the first time this season and will be available to play in case Rudolph is removed from the game. During his final collegiate season at Ohio State, Howard completed 73.0 percent of his passes for 4,010 yards, 35 touchdowns and 10 interceptions across 16 games.
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Steelers' Will Howard: Emergency QB for Week 11
Will Howard (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Pittsburgh Steelers' emergency third quarterback against the Bengals on Sunday.Howard has yet to appear in a regular-season game, having resided on injured reserve due to a fractured hand he suffered during training camp. Cleared of injury, the quarterback is positioned to help his team if injury strikes both starter Aaron Rodgers and backup Mason Rudolph.
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Steelers' Will Howard: Comes off IR
The Pittsburgh Steelers activated Will Howard (hand) from IR to the 53-man roster on Wednesday.Howard began the regular season on IR due to a fractured hand suffered during training camp, and after having had his 21-day practice window opened Oct. 22, the rookie sixth-round pick is now ready for game action. He could contribute as the Steelers' emergency No. 3 quarterback behind Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph versus the Bengals on Sunday.
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Steelers' Will Howard: Remaining on injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Steelers did not activate Will Howard (hand) from injured reserve, and he has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Chargers, per the NFL's transaction report.Howard continues to recover from a fractured right hand that he sustained during training camp in early August. His 21-day practice window opened Oct. 22, and if he's not activated from IR before the end of that time frame, he would be forced to miss the rest of the 2025 season. Howard's next opportunity to be activated from IR is ahead of the Steelers' Week 11 clash against the Bengals on Sunday, Nov. 16.
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Steelers' Will Howard: Staying on IR
Will Howard (hand) will remain on injured reserve and has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Packers, per the NFL's transaction log.Howard was designated to return from injured reserve Wednesday. Despite being a full participant in practice all week, the rookie sixth-rounder is not quite ready to return from a hand injury that he sustained in August, so Mason Rudolph and Aaron Rodgers will be the Pittsburgh Steelers' two quarterbacks on the active roster for Week 8. Howard will aim to progress enough in his recovery to be activated off IR ahead of the Steelers' Week 9 clash against the Colts on Sunday, Nov. 2.
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Steelers' Will Howard: Practice window opens
Will Howard (hand) was designated to return from the injured reserve list Wednesday.The 2025 sixth-round pick from Ohio State fractured a bone in his hand in early August, causing him to miss the Pittsburgh Steelers' first six games this season. He now has 21 days to be added to the team's active roster before reverting to IR. Once fully healthy, Howard is expected to compete with Mason Rudolph for the Steelers' No. 2 quarterback spot.
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Steelers' Will Howard: Sent to IR
The Pittsburgh Steelers placed Will Howard (hand) on injured reserve Thursday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.Howard will have to miss at least the first four games of the regular season as he works his way back from a fractured bone in his left hand suffered during practice Aug. 5. That injury caused him to miss the entire preseason. Once healthy, the rookie sixth-round pick figures to operate as Pittsburgh's emergency No. 3 quarterback behind Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph.
Will Howard
#18 QB / Pittsburgh Steelers / EXP: 0YRS Height: 6-4 Weight: 235 lb Age: 24 College: Ohio State Bye 5Fantasy Points by Week
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