ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ sˈɔː ɹˈʌðɚfɚd ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə hɪz hˈoʊmtaʊn ʌv pˈɪtsbɜːɡ wˌɛɹ hiː spˈɛnt ɐnˈʌðɚ sˈiːzən ˌɔn ɐ pɹˈæktɪs skwˈɑːd, ðɪs tˈaɪm wɪððə pˈɪtsbɜːɡ stˈiːlɚz.
The following year saw Rutherford return to his hometown of Pittsburgh where he spent another season on a practice squad, this time with the Pittsburgh Steelers.