Today, Butte High graduate Dylan Cook makes his second appearance on the ButteCast. This time he joins the show as a Pittsburgh Steeler.

We all know Dylan’s story by now. He was a quarterback in high school and to start his college career at MSU-Northern. He transferred to the University of Montana, switched to the offensive line and became a starter.

Dylan signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent following the 2022 NFL Draft. He spent a year with the Bucs before moving to Pittsburgh, where he spent most of the last three seasons on the Steelers practice squad.

The Steelers activated Dylan from the practice squad because of injuries before their Dec. 7 game in Baltimore. He was set to be the backup tackle on the left and the right.

He was forced into the game because of injury and played the rest of the season at left tackle, guarding Aaron Rodgers’ blind side. He got his first start against the Dolphins on Monday Night Football Dec. 15 in Pittsburgh.

That night, ESPN colorman Troy Aikman praised the play of Dylan. So did many of his coaches. So did Rodgers. Dylan started in a win over the Lions in Detroit, and he started in Cleveland, where he did not give up the record-breaking sack to Myles Garrett.

Dylan then started the regular-season finale, a home win over Baltimore, and the home playoff loss to the Houston Texas.

Of course, he got his start to on the gridiron in the Mining City. He put up a great junior season at quarterback for Butte High, but broke his collarbone in the first quarter of his first game of his senior season.

Yesterday, I met with Dylan at the Coaches Corner at the Metals Sports Bar & Grill for a fun conversation.

Listen in as he talks about playing for the rabid fan base in Pittsburgh. Listen to what it was like to make his NFL debut. Listen to hear if he was nervous for his first start on Monday Night Football.

Listen in as Dylan talks about the game where Garrett did not break the record, even though everybody in Cleveland was rooting against Dylan. Listen in to hear what’s next now that the Steelers are going through a coaching change.

If you weren’t cheering for Dylan and Steelers before, you will be after listing to this.

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