“To be honest, (Rudolph’s) having a guy like Skylar Thompson, albeit it’s the preseason, outplay him,” Foster said on KDKA. “And that’s just the truth. This is a black-and-white league when it comes down to how you are evaluated. And I think he’s made it hard on himself.”

One big takeaway from the Steelers preseason finale vs. the Panthers was whether Skylar Thompson should usurp the QB2 role from Mason Rudolph.

Keeping that in mind, Rudolph received some potentially bad news following the team's preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers.