Mason Rudolph
Mason Rudolph was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States on July 17th, 1995 and is the Football Player. At the age of 28, Mason Rudolph biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Brett Mason Rudolph III (born July 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. (NFL) is a sports organization in the United States.
He played college football at Oklahoma State, where we as a three-year starter and won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award during his last year.
In the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft, he was drafted by the Steelers.
He was the Steelers' third string quarterback during the 2018 season but saw no game action in the regular season.
He was promoted to the main back-up to long-time starter Ben Roethlisberger prior to the 2019 season.
Roethlisberger sustained a season-ending injury in week 2 of the 2019 season, and Rudolph was named starting quarterback in his place.
Rudolph was involved in a game against the Cleveland Browns last week, resulting in several suspensions for Browns defender Myles Garrett.
Early years
Rudolph was named after his father and grandfather; he is not related to former golfer Mason Rudolph. He attended Westminster Catawba Christian School before transferring to Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He had passed for 10,986 yards and 132 passing touchdowns during his career. He led the Trojans to a 15-0 record, 4A State Championship, and #7 national ranking during his senior season. As he led South Carolina on a game-winning drive in the final 20 seconds, he was named the offensive MVP in the Annual Shrine Bowl All-Star game. He was a finalist for South Carolina's "Mr Football" award. Rudolph was rated by Rivals.com as the ninth-best pro-style quarterback in his class and was ranked as the ninth-best pro-style quarterback in his class. He committed to Oklahoma State University to play college football.
College career
Rudolph was a third string behind J. W. Walsh and Daxx Garman in his true freshman season in 2014. Garman came to Rudolph as the starter after Walsh was injured, and he was his backup. Rudolph played against Baylor in his first game since Garman was injured. He finished 13 of 25 passes for 281 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions during the game. Rudolph was the starter for the final two games, including the 2015 Cactus Bowl victory over Washington. He completed 49 of 86 passes for 853 yards, six touchdowns, and four interceptions in three games.
In January of this year, he was named starter for the 2015 season.
Rudolph is the winner of the 2017 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given annually to the country's best senior college quarterbacks.
Professional career
Rudolph completed the majority of combine drills at the NFL Scout Combine, but chose not to drill the bench press, broad jump, short shuttle, and three-cone drill. He attended Oklahoma State's pro day, completed the three-cone drill, short shuttle, broad jump, and running passing drills on March 15, 2018. After finishing his pro day, he met with scouts and staff from the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, and the Los Angeles Chargers privately. He played for the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants, and the Los Angeles Chargers during private workouts and visits. Rudolph was expected to be a second round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts at the conclusion of the pre-draft process. DraftScout.com, Scouts Inc., and Sports Illustrated ranked him as the sixth best quarterback prospect in the draft.
Rudolph was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (76th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. The Steelers traded their third-round (79th overall) and seventh-round (220th overall) picks to the Seattle Seahawks in order to jump three spots and select Rudolph with the 76th overall pick. Rudolph was the sixth quarterback selected in 2018.
Rudolph was signed by the Steelers on May 23, 2018, providing him with a four-year, $3.92 million contract with a signing bonus of $932,264.
Rudolph competed against Landry Jones and Joshua Dobbs for the backup position behind Ben Roethlisberger throughout training camp. Rudolph was eventually named as the third quarterback after head coach Mike Tomlin was fired as a result. Rudolph did not get a single snap in the 2018 season.
Rudolph was dubbed the second quarterback behind Roethlisberger and the Dobbs after several good preseason performances.
Rudolph helped an injured Roethlisberger in the second half of Week 2 against the Seattle Seahawks, throwing for 112 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception as the Steelers barely fell by a score of 26–28. Rudolph, the Steelers' starting quarterback, following Roethlisberger's announcement that he would miss the remainder of the season due to season-ending elbow surgery. Rudolph made his first NFL appearance against the San Francisco 49ers on Week 3. In the 24-20 road loss, he threw for 174 yards, two touchdowns, and an intercept. Rudolph won his first game as a starter with 229 passing yards and two touchdowns in the 27–3 victory. After being struck by Ravens safety Earl Thomas and was briefly unconscious, Steelers third-string quarterback Devlin Hodges relieved him. On October 16, 2019, Rudolph was approved of concussion protocol. In the 27–14 victory, he returned to face the Miami Dolphins and threw for 251 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception.
Rudolph was involved in a brawl against the Cleveland Browns in Week 11 with eight seconds remaining in regulation. Rudolph earned a pass to running back Trey Edmunds. After the pass had been completed, Myles Garrett of the Browns met Rudolph late. Rudolph pushed Garrett's helmet down and away on the ground, attempting to get Garrett's helmet off. Garrett then grabbed Rudolph's helmet and took it off. Rudolph came after Garrett, but Garrett struck Rudolph in the head with Rudolph's own helmet. During and after this altercation, new players joined the fray, and more combat ensued. Rudolph finished with 221 passing yards, a touchdown, and four interceptions as the Steelers lost 21–7. Three players were ejected and then suspended for the incident, particularly Garrett, who was suspended for the remainder of the 2019 season. Rudolph was fined $50,000 by the league for his role in the scuffle. Rudolph later refused to press criminal charges, citing the situation as a NFL matter. Rudolph was accused of using a racial insult in the build-up to the altercation, according to Garrett, but no evidence was found to back up Garrett's assertion.
Rudolph struggled again against the Bengals this week, throwing for 85 yards and an intercept before being suspended for Devlin Hodges in the third quarter, which culminated in the Steelers' 16–10 victory. Hodges will remain the starting quarterback for the following week's game against Cleveland, according to Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. Rudolph came out of the game against the Hodges in the second quarter but later suffered a shoulder injury and ended the game in the fourth quarter. Rudolph passed for 129 yards and a touchdown during the game. The Steelers lost 10–16 without Rudolph. On December 24, 2019, it was revealed that he sustained a sternoclavicular joint dislocation in the shoulder and was placed on injured reserve. He started in eight out of the ten games in which he appeared, totaling 1,765 passing yards, 13 passing touchdowns, 9 interceptions, and a passer rating of 82.0.
Rudolph came into the game in the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 9 after Roethlisberger went to the locker room due to an ankle injury. Rudolph had two of three passes for three yards before Roethlisberger came back in the second half. In the fourth quarter of blowout victories against the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, and Jacksonville Jaguars, Rudolph also appeared in relief of Roethlisberger.
Rudolph will begin the season finale against the Cleveland Browns on December 29, 2020, with the Steelers already locked up the AFC North. Rudolph threw for 315 yards, two touchdowns, and an intercept in the 24–22 road loss.
Rudolph signed a one-year deal with the Steelers on April 29, 2021. Rudolph was denied out with COVID-19 on Week 10 against the Detroit Lions his first appearance of the season. In the 16–16 tie, Rudolph passed for 242 yards, a touchdown, and an intercept.
Rudolph was ranked third in QB3 after Mitchell Trubisky and Kenny Pickett. Rudolph was demoted to third-string QB duties throughout the preseason.