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The former sixth-round pick out of Ohio State didn't play at all in 2025 – preseason or regular season – due to a hand injury he suffered in training camp. After a long wait, the former Buckeye is chomping at the bit to get on the field. 'I'm so fired up,' Howard told the media on Monday. 'I can't wait for the game, but obviously I'm trying to take it day by day.'
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Will Howard returns from hand injury for first NFL action since draft; views preseason as job interview.
Second-year Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Will Howard, a sixth-round pick from Ohio State, missed all of 2025 (preseason and regular season) due to a hand injury suffered in training camp. He returns for Thursday's preseason opener against Green Bay—his first game action since January 2024 when he led Ohio State to the National Championship, a 19-month gap. Howard is treating the preseason as a job interview and expressed high motivation: 'I'm so fired up. I can't wait for the game' and 'I've been chomping at the bit for a while to get out there with the guys in real game-like settings.' He views preseason as meaningful despite conventional wisdom: 'I know everyone says preseason isn't real football, but to me it is.'
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