Pittsburgh taps former Browns QB Kyle Lauletta as their starter for 2022, just not the one you’re thinking

The Cleveland Browns will see one of their own in Pittsburgh in 2022.

Kyle Lauletta is the newest starter in the Steel City. That’s right, Lauletta is going to Pittsburgh to be their new starter. Just, not *that* team in Pittsburgh. No, Lauletta will not be a Pittsburgh Steeler in 2022, but instead, he’ll be suiting up for the brand new Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL.

He was selected seventh overall in the first round of the USFL league draft. The draft is being done by position, and quarterbacks were up first. There were six other quarterbacks drafted ahead of him, with Wolverine’s product Shea Patterson going home to Michigan, XFL legend Jordan Ta’amu going second to Tampa Bay, Bryan Scott going to Philadelphia, Ben Holmes to New Jersey,
Clayton Thorson to Houston, and Alex McGough to Birmingham. The last pick of the first round, and the pick right after Lauletta was Kyle Solter to New Orleans.

Lauletta will get to show the world what he can do with the new USFL league, and it may lead to him or others getting a shot in the NFL later on down the line.

Kyle Lauletta has a chance to prove himself outside of the Cleveland Browns

For his pro career, Lauletta was just 0-5 with an interception, but going forward he’s going to have to be a bit more accurate than that. During his time at Richmond, he showed his arm but his stats weren’t eye-popping for an FCS school quarterback. He only completed 63.5% of his passes, only threw for 10,465 yards in three seasons, and threw 35 interceptions for his career.

That said, he still threw a respectable 73 touchdowns.

His time in college showed his strengths and weaknesses and the fact he bounced from New York (Giants) to Philadelphia, to Atlanta, to Jacksonville, and two stops in Cleveland really highlighted the fact most coaches didn’t see him as a real option in the NFL.

Now in Pittsburgh, he has a chance to prove he’s worth more than a practice squad spot. It’s now up to him to prove that he’s better than previously expected.