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.

After a particularly strong training camp and preseason, the third option going into camp in Thompson has made it soi no one can ignore his case for the backup job. After being far and away the best quarterback for the team in each of the Steelers preseason games,