Landry Jones leapfrogs Mike Vick on Steelers depth chart
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Aug 14, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Landry Jones (3) drops to throw during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field. The Jaguars won 23-21. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Landry Jones is now listed as Ben Roethlisberger's backup instead of Mike Vick. Reinhold Matay Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Judging by the Steelers' new depth chart this week, it appears Landry Jones has done enough to secure the No. 2 quarterback job behind Ben Roethlisberger and ahead of Mike Vick.
Jones was listed as the primary backup while Vick, who has been nursing a hamstring injury, has been relegated to third-string. The Steelers lost 23-13 against Kansas City in Jones' first career start this past Sunday. Jones completed 16 of 29 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown, but also had three turnovers. In his first NFL appearance a week earlier, Jones rallied the Steelers to a 25-13 win over Arizona with a pair of touchdown passes to Martavis Bryant in relief of Vick.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Vick completed 60.6 percent of his passes for 371 yards along with two touchdowns and one interception during Roethlisberger's absence. Pittsburgh was 1-1 in the games that Vick played from beginning to end.
Roethlisberger is on track to return from his four-week absence this Sunday against Cincinnati, but if his knee suffers any setbacks, it looks like Jones will get the nod.