Steelers name Mitch Trubisky starting QB, team captain

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Mitch Trubisky has had an up-and-down start to his NFL career, spending his first four years in Chicago as the starting quarterback before signing a one-year deal in Buffalo to back up Josh Allen. 

Trubisky signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason, and he’ll once again be a starting NFL QB after winning the quarterback competition during training camp. 

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) scrambles for yardage during the first half of a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Aug. 20, 2022, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin named Trubisky the starter for Pittsburgh’s Week 1 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, one day after naming him a team captain. 

"Mitch Trubisky is our starting quarterback and our captain," Tomlin said at his Tuesday press conference.

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"We're just really comfortable with what Mitch has shown us. He's a guy that came to us with franchise quarterback experience if you will. He's comfortable in those shoes. He's been the focal point of a football team, in the organization before. He's had success in doing so. 

"Like I mentioned when we acquired him, he took the Bears to the playoffs two out of four years. He has a winning record as a starting quarterback. Those things were attractive to us. His athleticism and mobility were attractive to us." 

Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers during a game against the Detroit Lions at Acrisure Stadium Aug. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh.  (Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

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