There has been a lot of chatter this offseason about the prospect of the Pittsburgh Steelers cutting or trading quarterback Mitch Trubisky.

If that were to happen, would the Steelers entertain the prospect of keeping free-agent third-stringer Mason Rudolph? And would Rudolph even entertain that idea after he was bypassed last year by Trubisky in free agency and Kenny Pickett in the draft?

According to a text exchange Wednesday with a source close to the situation, Rudolph’s primary goal is to explore his options outside of Pittsburgh. However, he wouldn’t “close the door unnecessarily” on another contract with the Steelers, Tim Benz of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

That sure sounded to me like Rudolph doesn’t want to burn a bridge and would come back if there is nowhere else to go. But he wants to test the waters just about anywhere else first to see if he has a better shot to fight for a starting job.

Or to at least find a No. 2 job in a different city where he would feel more secure in holding that role. In other words, all things being equal … they aren’t.

The sense I got was that if it came down to a 50-50 choice between equal offers from “Team X” as the No. 2 quarterback and the Steelers as the No. 2 quarterback, Rudolph would likely lean toward Team X for a fresh start.

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