Steelers Executive Exposes Pittsburgh Reporter for False Mike Tomlin Claim Amid Jaxson Dart’s Pre-Draft Visit

Mike Tomlin needs—yeah, it’s come to that—one QB. It’s not about what he wants anymore. From Russell Wilson vs. Justin Fields for QB1 to a thin QB room. I mean, Steel City didn’t want that. But just when it looked like the Steelers’ pre-draft prep was rolling along quietly, boom—a false report, a public clapback, and a quarterback visit that might just shape the team’s future. All happened in one day.

Friday morning started with whispers. 1. Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart was in town for a Top-30 visit. The 21-year-old gunslinger, considered one of the top QB prospects in this class, was back at the UPMC Rooney Complex, looking every bit the part of Pittsburgh’s future under center.

Okay, everyone reported this pretty accurately. So, where did Mark Kaboly go wrong? He claimed head coach Mike Tomlin wasn’t in the building for Dart’s visit. “Mike Tomlin is not expected to be at team facility today for Jaxson Dart meeting, so there is that.” That’s one big bold claim. Ask anyone, and they’d tell you, you need strong sources to write that.

Mark’s got his loyalists. However, when the Steelers’ senior director of communications, Burt Lauten, stepped in and torched the report, even they were not siding with Kaboly. Burt replied: “Sources can confirm your sources are inaccurate.” Translation: Don’t throw slants when the defense is sitting on it.

Kevin Adams of the Steel Here podcast summed it up best: “We’ve got a source off.” You don’t often see Steelers brass go full no-huddle rebuttal mode, but hey—misreport Mike Tomlin’s whereabouts during a QB visit, and you’re getting blitzed. Especially when Dart could be the team’s Plan B if Aaron Rodgers decides to ghost the Steelers harder than he did the Jets’ Super Bowl hopes.

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