HOUR 2 - Steelers lack presence at PSU pro day, Mike Florio, McKee for a Day 3

One of the traditions the Steelers follow in their draft prep for a long time was attending the pro day of the player they would eventually select in the 1st round. Last season, they bucked that trend when they didn’t send Mike Tomlin or Omar Khan to the Derrick Harmon workout. Penn State held its pro day today and the Steelers lacked a presence. Poni is surprised they didn’t want to check out Vega Ioane, the stud OL, that could very well be on the Steelers’ board heading into next month. Does this also mean the Steelers lack interest in Drew Allar? Can he be trusted as someone who failed in big games time after time? How many guys in this draft class would you take over Ioane? Mike Florio from Pro Football Talk joined the show. The Panthers just traded Andy Dalton to the Eagles, which could mean Tanner McKee is available. Is that an avenue the Steelers would go down? Mike reported that the Rams were discussing a trade with the Eagles regarding AJ Brown, but LA tapped out in the process. Mike told the guys that Drew Allar and Carson Beck were not on the list for Chris Simms, his cohost, when he released his Top 5 QB prospects for the 2026 Draft. Mike still isn’t buying into the Will Howard hype that is coming straight from the Steelers. How far into the future will the NFL move to 18 games and what will that schedule look like? Mike believes we could see Ty Simpson fall to the Steelers the way Kenny Pickett fell to them in 2022. Mike found the words of Maxx Crosby awfully interesting after he told his story about what happened with the Ravens. In response to Tanner McKee potentially being available, Poni can’t defend giving up draft capital, even if they are Day 3 picks, for someone who has only played well in the preseason.