Steelers NFL draft reaction: Will Drew Allar be Mike McCarthy's guy? Or just another backup?

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the Pittsburgh Steelers' selection of Drew Allar in the NFL draft and its implications.

On the Tuesday episode of the North Shore Drive podcast, host Adam Bittner welcomes Post-Gazette Steelers insider Ray Fittipaldo to react to the team's selection of Penn State QB Drew Allar in the third round of the NFL draft.

People in this episode

Host: Adam Bittner

Guest: Ray Fittipaldo

Topics covered

• NFL draft
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• Drew Allar
• quarterback selection
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Steelers
• NFL draft
• Drew Allar
• Mike McCarthy
• Ray Fittipaldo
• quarterback
• sports podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Penn State, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Products: Drew Allar

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