{"id":230861,"date":"2026-02-28T20:31:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/i-hope-i-passed-drew-allar-gets-100-real-on-toughest-interview-with-6500000000-teams-hc-at-2026-nfl\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T20:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:31:55","slug":"i-hope-i-passed-drew-allar-gets-100-real-on-toughest-interview-with-6500000000-teams-hc-at-2026-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/i-hope-i-passed-drew-allar-gets-100-real-on-toughest-interview-with-6500000000-teams-hc-at-2026-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI hope I passed\u201d: Drew Allar gets 100%\u00a0real on &#8220;toughest interview&#8221; with $6,500,000,000 team&#8217;s HC at 2026 NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5131305\" data-slug-id=\"2743597\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar made waves at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine this week after an intense meeting with the Pittsburgh Steelers, valued at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/teams\/pittsburgh-steelers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">$6.5 billion (per Forbes<\/a>), on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>NFL reporter Aditi Kinkhabwala asked the QB about who was most challenging on the football front.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I would say coach McCarthy with the Steelers,&#8221; Allar said. &#8220;We weren&#8217;t necessarily up on the board when we did it. I was explaining a lot about of our protections and a couple concepts he was asking me about so you know it was really fun though like those are the conversations I love.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I love talking ball, I&#8217;m learning as much football as I can. I&#8217;ve taken a lot of pride in just trying to be, as you know, football IQ, the highest of like you, I possibly can every year. I try to improve on it every year&#8230; I hope I passed, yeah, I feel good in what I was saying.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After a 2025 season hampered by a broken ankle, Allar is fighting to solidify his spot in the 2026 QB class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-preparing-scenarios-steelers-hc-mike-mccarthy-opens-aaron-rodgers-delayed-decision-returning-pittsburgh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">&#8220;Preparing for both scenarios&#8221;: Steelers HC Mike McCarthy opens up about Aaron Rodgers&#8217; delayed decision on returning to Pittsburgh<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-omar-khan-addresses-steelers-qb-outlook-amid-aaron-rodgers-indecision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Omar Khan addresses Steelers&#8217; QB outlook amid Aaron Rodgers&#8217; indecision<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by nagpaltusharn25<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-i-hope-i-passed-drew-allar-gets-100-real-toughest-interview-6-500-000-000-team-s-hc-2026-nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar made waves at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine this week after an intense meeting with the Pittsburgh Steelers, valued at $6.5 billion (per Forbes), on Thursday. 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