New Steelers QB Mitch Trubisky appears to be like like to proceed Ben Roethlisberger’s legacy of profitable in Pittsburgh

Mitchell Trubisky’s initial press convention in Pittsburgh included the acknowledge to a pressing demand: does he decide Mitch or Mitchell. 

“Mitch works,” the Steelers‘ aloof quarterback mentioned. “Mitch works. Both one is nice.” 

Trubisky hit on lots of alternative subject matters regarding his resolution to signal with the Steelers, who are turning over a aloof generation with Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement after 18 seasons, eight division titles, 12 playoff appearances, three AFC championships and two Mountainous Bowl crowns. Trubisky, who mentioned that he has known Roethlisberger for lots of years (they section the identical agency), is taking a search forward to getting alongside with Pittsburgh’s venerable quarterback soon. 

“I am mad. There’s nothing esteem coming to a corporation with such gigantic history, and especially now gigantic history on the quarterback put,” mentioned Trubisky. “What Ben did here over his 18 seasons … indisputably, a Corridor of Famer. You just hope to proceed that. For me that’s coming in here, being myself, taking half in my game. … I am mad to rep on the self-discipline. What No. 7 did here, what Big Ben did here, it used to be particular. We no doubt are seeking to proceed that profitable legacy that he started and made come to existence here.” 

The tip quarterback in free agency, Trubisky very much stunned many by coming to phrases on a two-year take care of the Steelers on the first day of the league’s appropriate tampering period. Trubisky mentioned that his desire to come help to Pittsburgh used to be the motive of his instant time on the launch market. 

“They indisputably did no longer must invent a pitch or promote me on one thing else,” Trubisky mentioned. “Right here is the put I indispensable to be. I indispensable to play for Coach Tomlin, be a share of the rich Pittsburgh Steelers history and make a contribution to that. 

“My function all over free agency used to be win a approach to rep help onto the self-discipline and walk steady into a quandary the put I might well create a initiating job and reveal my abilities on the self-discipline. When the different arose to play for Coach Tomlin and build on the Pittsburgh Steelers uniform, I used to be so mad and used to be ready to roll and rep to it.” 

The No. 2 overall soak up the 2017 NFL Draft, Trubisky went 29-21 all over his four years in Chicago. He earned a Educated Bowl nod in 2018 whereas serving to lead the Bears to a division title. However the supreme two years weren’t as excellent for Trubisky and the Bears, who did no longer invent the playoffs in 2019 before barely making the postseason as an 8-8 team in 2020. Trubisky spent the 2021 season as Josh Allen‘s backup in Buffalo, an expertise that he values immensely. 

Specifically, Trubisky mentioned that the supreme things he learned from his time in Buffalo is the importance of gigantic verbal substitute between the quarterback and play-caller. He mentioned that his experiences with the Bills and Bears occupy helped invent him a particular player than the one who came to Chicago in 2017. 

“Perfect powerful extra expertise,” Trubisky mentioned. “Perfect taking the total video games that I started in Chicago and all the pieces that I learned in Buffalo. I indisputably feel esteem I am extra of a primitive now, I’ve been thru three or four diversified offenses at this level. I know what I esteem, I know what works, I know what gigantic verbal substitute and gigantic custom appears to be like like esteem between avid gamers and coaches. I’ve been a share of a form of profitable teams. I’ve won a form of video games as a starter. I just indisputably feel esteem mentally I am in a extremely gigantic home to rep help onto the self-discipline and attain large things. I am here to attain whatever I will have the ability to to abet the Steelers defend.” 

Trubisky mentioned that he wants to attain his share as it pertains to serving to the Steelers’ leaders, namely pointing out defenders T.J. Watt and Cam Heyward. He mentioned that he has already heard from aloof offensive teammates Najee Harris, Pat Freiermuth and Diontae Johnson and Droop Claypool. Trubisky mentioned that he is taking a search forward to working with Dwayne Haskins and Mason Rudolph, the two avid gamers he’ll compete with to be the Steelers’ subsequent initiating quarterback. 

“I know what a wholesome quarterback room appears to be like like esteem and what it might maybe maybe well attain for each man,” Trubisky mentioned. “As quarterbacks, you are leaders on the team, so it’s our jobs to be leaders on this team and to role excellent examples for our teammates.” 

A northeastern Ohio native, Trubisky mentioned that he’s conversant in the Steelers’ passionate fan noxious, one which has grown accustomed to profitable. Over the past two many years, the Steelers’ fan noxious has enjoyed elite play at quarterback, one thing that Trubisky hopes to proceed. 

“Steeler Nation, I hope you guys know the intention mad I am to be here,” Trubisky mentioned. “I will have the ability to now no longer wait to fulfill you guys and play on Sunday. This town loves football, and no one loves football as powerful as I attain. I indisputably feel esteem it might maybe maybe well even be a huge match. I will have the ability to now no longer wait to play for a city esteem this.”