Matt Corral is just not anticipated to work out in the course of the NFL Scouting Mix, as the previous Ole Miss quarterback continues to be working his manner again from a proper ankle damage sustained in the course of the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2. Corral nonetheless determined to go to Indianapolis this week to interview with groups whereas taking questions from the media, who on Wednesday morning peppered him with inquiries about his NFL future.
A type of questions was in regards to the prospect of Corral being drafted by the Steelers, who for the primary time in practically twenty years is not going to have Ben Roethlisberger beneath heart for the upcoming season. Corral mentioned that he would relish the possibility to function Massive Ben’s inheritor obvious in Pittsburgh.
“Completely. Who would not need to step in after a Corridor a Fame quarterback,” Corral said, by way of Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Put up-Gazette. “It is undoubtedly a blessing simply to be thought of {that a} staff desires me after having a quarterback like Ben Roethlisberger.”
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Roethlisberger, who celebrated his fortieth birthday on Wednesday, received Pittsburgh over by profitable two Tremendous Bowls throughout his first 5 seasons. He additional endeared himself to town by enjoying the place with a toughness and elegance that mirrored Pittsburgh’s blue collar perspective. Corral completed his collage profession in a similar way, as he selected to danger negatively impacting his draft inventory by enjoying in Ole Miss’ bowl sport. Corral doesn’t remorse his determination to play in that sport regardless of sustaining an damage.
“There’s been fairly a couple of who’ve requested me if I remorse it. Completely not,” Corral mentioned. “[Opting out] was by no means a thought in my thoughts.”
Corral, throughout an interview with CBS Sports activities HQ, was requested about the potential of reuniting with Colts receiver Michael Pittman, who was his highschool teammate at Oaks Christian College. Throughout their remaining prep sport collectively, Corral and Pittman attached for 354 yards and 5 touchdowns on 16 completions. Extremely, their staff misplaced the sport.
“That may be wonderful, actually,” Corral mentioned in regards to the prospect of enjoying with Pittman once more. “Mike’s a heck of a participant. Double-covered in highschool, it might be his ball and he would inform me to throw the ball to him regardless.”
One in all Corral’s targets in the course of the mix is to indicate groups that he has a eager understanding of the best way to learn defenses after primarily working the run-pass possibility at Ole Miss. Whereas working an RPO offense could also be a flip off for some groups, it’s most likely a constructive for the Steelers, who have not been shy this offseason in expressing their want to have a quarterback with mobility. Together with being a prolific passer at Ole Miss, Corral rushed for over 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns throughout his remaining two years with the Rebels.
Half of our CBS Sports activities NFL Draft specialists at the moment have the Steelers deciding on the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Corral with the twentieth general decide. If he’s chosen by the Steelers, Corral can be entrenched in a three-man race to be Pittsburgh’s new beginning quarterback. Dwayne Haskins is anticipated to compete for the job, whereas Mason Rudolph, who has 10 profession begins beneath his belt, is the present front-runner to win the job.
Corral can be the primary quarterback the Steelers have chosen within the first spherical for the reason that franchise took Roethlisberger with the eleventh decide within the 2004 NFL Draft. It is protected to say that Steelers followers can be completely happy if Corral’s profession winds up being something much like the one Roethlisberger loved, so long as that success is available in Pittsburgh.
