The Pittsburgh Steelers acquire Byron Leftwich from the Buccaneers
The Steelers have acquired 30-year old QB Byron Leftwich from the Buccaneers for a 7th round pick in this weekend’s NFL Draft. Leftwich played in 5 games for the Steelers back in 2008 so he will likely have no problem remembering the playbook. Leftwich played in 3 games for the Buccaneers last season in which he completed 58 of 107 passes (54.2%) for 594 yards with 4 TD passes and 3 INTs (71.2 QB Rating). He also carried the ball 6 times for 6 yards (1.0 ypc) last season. He has now played in 57 games in his NFL career in which he has completed 900 of 1,545 passes (58.3%) for 10,218 yards with 58 TD passes and 41 INTs (79.6 QB Rating). He has also carried the ball 136 times for 384 yards (2.8 ypc) with 9 TD runs in his NFL career. This was a good move for whatever reason the Steelers had for making it. With Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension being announced tomorrow, Leftwich’s acquistion could signal that it’s a long suspension. The Steelers could also be considering moving Roethlisberger in a trade this weekend.

