With the Steelers still failing to select a quarterback on Day 3 of the NFL Draft this past weekend, Ohio State signal caller Will Howard was urging the franchise to pick him in the sixth round. "Please pick me, Pittsburgh," Howard said in front of cameras.

In a recent article naming the biggest late-round steals of the 2025 NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers were mentioned for their fourth-round selection of an edge rusher.

After the draft concluded in Green Bay on Sunday, Mark Murphy, the Packers' president and CEO, was joined by other Packers and Steelers representatives as the Packers handed the ball off to the Steelers, effectively starting the timer until Pittsburgh plays host to the NFL Draft in 2026.