Ben Roethlisberger pulling for fearless fourth-string quarterback Devlin Hodges

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has earned a new fan during his time in Pittsburgh.Hodges, Pittsburgh's fourth string quarterback, received praise from starting quarterback as Pittsburgh wrapped up training camp. Big Ben when asked to a se s each of Pittsburgh's backup quarterbacks entering the Steelers' second preseason game against the ."Yeah, for sure," Roethlisberger said of Hodges. "I think all the guys had a great showing in Pittsburgh's first preseason game . Each one did something kind of a little different and intriguing. Josh Dobbs made plays with his feet, Mason Rudolph had some really good pocket movement and making some good throws. Hodges is just slinging it and it's fun to watch. He's kind of fearle s out there ... I think you're gonna continue to see growth from all of them and him especially as a young guy, from a small school, undrafted, it's fun to see guys like that succeed."Hodges, who beat out for Pittsburgh's fourth De'Veon Smith Jersey and final spot on the depth chart during Pittsburgh's rookie minicamp, completed 8 of 14 pa s attempts for 79 yards in a preseason debut that included a touchdown pa s to receiver . Hodges will continue to play behind fellow backups Josh Dobbs and , who are competing to be the Steelers' No. 2 quarterback at the start of the regular season. Rudolph, who played after Dobbs started last Friday night's game, will start Saturday night.One of the most prolific pa sers in FBS history, Hodges left Samford as the school's all-time leading pa ser. The 2018 Walter Payton Award Tom Harmon Jersey winner (the FCS equivalent of the Heisman Trophy), the 6-foot-1, 210-pound quarterback threw for 14,584 yards and 111 touchdowns with just 41 interceptions. Hodges, who completed 69.1 percent of his attempts, threw for 4,088 yards (while completing 70.8 percent of his pa ses) with 36 touchdowns and just eight interceptions in 2016, his first season as a full-time starting college quarterback. In 2018, a year after throwing for nearly 4,000 yards and 31 touchdowns, Hodges again broke the 4,000-yard pa sing barrier to go with 32 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He was also a decent scrambler at Samford, rushing for 1,017 yards and 17 touchdowns. "Hodges is a signal caller that hasn't received much attention during the draft proce s," NFLDraftBlitz.com leading up to the draft. "His size, small hands and sidearm delivery will cause some concern. However, he is an accurate QB with a strong arm and a quick release. He broke Steve McNair's FCS record for pa sing yards. He will be an undrafted free agent, but he has the tools and the mental makeup to become a backup QB in the NFL." Like former quarterback , Hodges is an undrafted quarterback who won the Walter Payton Award. Hodges went undrafted despite having a strong performance at Samford's pro day back in March."I'm confident I got some good feedback and that's all I can ask for, they've said I'm going to get an opportunity and that's all I ever wanted," Hodges . Hodges added the he hopes to follow Jordan Nwogu Jersey in the footsteps of and , two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks that are considered short at the NFL level. "They're shorter guys, so you know they kind of done away with the height deal because of their succe s, those guys have been a role model to me," he said. "My dream is to play football as long as I can and that's what I want to do."
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