Mason Rudolph Returns to Steelers After Spending 2024 With Titans

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Following a season spent with the Tennessee Titans, quarterback Mason Rudolph is heading back to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Rudolph has agreed to a two-year, $8 million contract with the Steelers, according to a Thursday morning report from Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. Per Garafolo, $4.5 million of that money will be guaranteed.
The Oklahoma State product has started 13 games for the Steelers over four years, throwing 19 touchdowns against 11 interceptions from 2019 to '21 and in 2023. Pittsburgh is 8-4-1 in his starts, excluding an AFC wild-card loss to the Buffalo Bills he started in '23.
A Steel City reunion: QB Mason Rudolph has agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with $4.5 million to return to the #Steelers, sources tell me and @RapSheet.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 13, 2025
Rudolph mulled multiple offers, including a return to the #Titans, but was motivated to head back to Pittsburgh. pic.twitter.com/wEC7gC7rgw
With the Titans, Rudolph was far shakier, throwing nine touchdowns and nine interceptions over the course of eight games. He started five of those games, splitting time with Will Levis at the position.
With the Steelers' quarterback situation far from settled, it seems highly likely that Rudolph will see the field for Pittsburgh in a fifth different season.
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Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .