Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Will Howard left Tuesday’s practice early after suffering an injury, according to Nick Farabaugh of PennLive.
Howard left on a cart after the second team period. He was sitting in the front seat of the cart with a Steelers trainer.
Veteran Skylar Thompson replaced Howard as the No. 3 QB.
There is no word yet on what kind of injury Howard is dealing with, but he did give a thumbs up as he left on the cart, according to Farabaugh.
The former Ohio State star and Pennsylvania native is in his first season with the Steelers after being drafted by Pittsburgh in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Will Howard wasn’t drafted until the sixth round of April’s NFL Draft, despite leading Ohio State to a national title last season.
He threw for 4,010 yards and 35 touchdowns during his one and only season with the Buckeyes, while completing 73.1 percent of his passes.
Despite the impressive numbers in college and the fact that he proved himself as a winner, Howard still had plenty of doubters as he went through the draft process. He is putting in the work throughout the offseason and during training camp to try and prove those doubters wrong.
“The thing I’ve been focusing on the most through this offseason and this training camp is just throwing the ball through people,” he said. “I think a big knock on me through the draft process was my arm strength. I don’t necessarily agree with that. I think sometimes I just take some velocity off the ball maybe to place it or to be too accurate.
“But I’ve been trying to focus on throwing the ball through people. Even if there’s a guy wide open, like, still putting velocity on that thing -- keeping my cleats on the ground and using the ground and using my power to get everything on every throw that I can.”
Earlier during training camp, Howard spoke about what it has been like going through his first NFL preseason.
“Oh, I’m having a blast. This is my dream. This is my childhood dream,“ Will Howard said. ”So I’m trying to remember that every day, while also keeping it a business and taking care of business and executing. But at the end of the day, man, it’s fun. It’s football.
“It’s playing the game I’ve been playing since I was 7 years old, and I’m loving it. So it’s a blessing to be here and I’m trying to treat it as such.”
Howard has been a fan favorite throughout training camp, with the crowd cheering on his accurate throws.
There have also been some fans sporting Will Howard Ohio State jerseys, and he has signed a number of them.
“I feel like I’ve been received really well from the fans. I’m really thankful to be here, a part of Steeler nation,” Howard said. “It feels like it’s split 50-50 between Buckeyes fans and Penn State fans. But it’s fun. It’s awesome.”
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