Quotes from Dwayne Haskins

Just coming here to Pittsburgh, I just wanted to prove to the coaching staff and my teammates how much I love football.

I want to be a Hall of Fame quarterback one day. By God, that's not going to be easy. I want it to be hard, hard as hell, just so I can show that I can do it and prove to myself and to my teammates that they believe and trust in me.

Coach Rivera and I are very close and I don't want to ever just get comfortable thinking I'm his guy or he believes in me. That doesn't matter if you're not producing on the field.

Growing up, I used to play in a lot of U.S.A. Camps and as a kid I used to play in Canton a lot, so I'm kind of familiar with the environment.

When I was younger, I used to watch Ohio State and Rutgers a lot. Definitely watching Ohio State and Jim Tressel and Troy Smith and Ted Ginn, definitely watched Rutgers with Ray Rice and Tiquan Underwood, all of those guys.

In the NFL, defensive backs are faster.

Being the face of the franchise, everyone is watching you. You have to be able to lead other men. It's a lot of responsibility.

All good things come to an end eventually, so I was just thankful that I was even able to get drafted.

I'm thankful for the opportunity to be somewhere where I just feel I can be myself and play ball and not have to worry about all the other stuff that comes along with it.

I found myself trying to press to make plays because of situations that we were in, and as a young quarterback you have to let the game come to you.

I definitely feel like I have the skills to play quarterback at a high level in the NFL, and that's just something I need someone to believe in me and give me the opportunity and I have to earn that, I have to work for that.

I think the keys to defining quarterback mobility is a person that can extend plays. Not necessarily a Lamar Jackson-type... but a guy that can get a first down, be able to move around in the pocket, make a guy miss.

I want to be a great quarterback, one of those guys you talk about for years to come. That's not going to happen overnight.

Aaron Rodgers is a great quarterback, and he's going to keep his team in every game he plays.

Being a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers would be a dream. I have a lot of respect for the black and gold.

I know I'm a franchise quarterback.

I love protections, I love plays. If you don't like that being a quarterback, you're not going to last long.

As a quarterback, I feel you have to be a distributor.

Coach Tomlin has been a great guy as far as getting to know me, as far as what I need to do as a quarterback, what I need to do off the field. He's been very hands-on with me. It's great to work with a Hall of Fame coach, to take the time and start helping me out. He's a great motivator.

I'm going to do what I need to do in meetings and out on the field to showcase my talent that I'm a franchise quarterback and I can be a really great quarterback in the NFL.

Just do your best to be accountable for what you have to do and be ready to go.

I feel like I've done a great job showing that I'm coachable, showing that I'm wanting to learn and trying to get better.

I just want to go to a place where the guys are going to develop me, have great people around me and be at a great organization.

Whatever you do in this business, there's going to be someone that critiques you, so you just deal with the criticism and keep grinding because that person isn't putting the work in that you're putting in.