Mitch Trubisky voted a Pittsburgh Steelers captain with Mike Tomlin's starting quarterback call looming

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers aren't revealing their Week 1 starting quarterback yet, but on Monday, Mitch Trubisky got a new title: team captain.

Trubisky, 28, was voted one of five team captains along with running back Najee Harris, defensive lineman Cameron Heyward, linebacker T.J. Watt and safety/special teamer Miles Killebrew.

«It's a tremendous honor,» Trubisky said. «Anytime you're voted by your peers and your teammates, it obviously means a lot. I just come in here, try to lead by example, earn the trust of my teammates and for them to vote me captain, it definitely means a lot.»

Mike Tomlin is expected to announce the Week 1 starter on Tuesday, and Trubisky didn't reveal his head coach's plan Monday — even if the captainship seems to suggest the direction the head coach is leaning.

«You can assume anything you want,» Trubisky said. «I mean, nah, the announcement will come out when it needs to come out, but you're not gonna hear from me. And we just go about our business.»

Trubisky said he was last a season-long team captain during his collegiate career at North Carolina.

«It's just me being myself,» Trubisky said. «It's just something that comes along with the quarterback position. You're leading the offense, you're leading by example and, but you wanna lead the whole team as well, special teams and defense. You just wanna be that guy, day in and day out that guys can look to and be, be like, 'Hey, if I do it the way this guy does it, we're gonna be heading in the right direction.' And I just try to do that every day and be consistent.»

Since signing with the Steelers early in free agency, Trubisky has displayed leadership qualities on and off the field. Before training camp, Trubisky invited many members of the